State v. Rhoads

OPINION

DIETZEN, Justice.

The issue presented is whether appellant Denon Anthony Rhoads knowingly and intelligently renewed his waiver-of-counsel after the State filed an amended charge that doubled the maximum possible punishment. Rhoads was initially charged with a single count of second-degree burglary. At a pretrial hearing, Rhoads asserted his right to self-representation and signed a written waiver-of-counsel.1 The State later amended the complaint to include a count of first-degree burglary that roughly doubled the maximum possible punishment. On the day of trial, Rhoads renewed his…