State v. Savior

OPINION

NORTON, Judge.

Appellant alleges that the trial court erred by failing to obtain an unequivocal knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to counsel and by denying him effective assistance of standby counsel.

FACTS

Appellant was convicted of gross misdemeanor theft for stealing 25 cartons of cigarettes valued at $393 from the K-Mart store in Brooklyn Center on November 4, 1990. Appellant was stopped by store security outside the front doors with a toy box filled with cigarette cartons in his possession. Security detained appellant and called the police.

As a result of his indigence,…