Cuyler v. State

The appellant, Willie Cuyler, challenges his judgment and sentence for resisting a law enforcement officer without violence, arguing that the trial court erred by failing to conduct an adequate Faretta1 inquiry at the outset of trial and failing to renew an offer of counsel prior to sentencing. We hold that the trial court conducted an adequate Faretta hearing prior to allowing Cuyler to represent himself at trial, and affirm his conviction accordingly. However, we reverse Cuyler’s sentence and remand for a new sentencing hearing prior to which the trial court must conduct an adequate Faretta…