Susan E. Sturdivant v. State of Indiana

VAIDIK, Chief Judge.

Case Summary

[1]Charged with possession of methamphetamine and other offenses, Susan Sturdivant told the. trial court—at multiple pretrial hearings over the course of fourteen months—that she wanted to waive her right to counsel and represent herself. The court allowed her to do so, and a jury convicted her on all charges. Now represented by an attorney, Sturdi-vant claims that she is mentally ill and that the trial court should have denied her request for self-representation under Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164, 128 S.Ct. 2379, 171 L.Ed.2d 345 (2008), which recognized…