Block v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Batjer, J.:

Richard Kenneth Block appeals his conviction by jury for burglary. He raises four contentions on appeal: (1) statements made to police were fruits of an illegal arrest and should have been excluded; (2) the trial judge violated Block’s Sixth Amendment right to represent himself by failing to inquire if Block wanted to proceed pro se prior to denying Block’s motion to discharge his appointed counsel; (3) the trial judge committed reversible error by refusing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of trespass; and (4) the evidence was insufficient to…