State v. Joyner

Pekelis, A.C.J.

Leslie Joyner appeals from a judgment convicting him of rape of a child in the third degree. He claims that he should have a new trial because: (1) he was improperly denied representation by a public defender; (2) he did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to counsel; and (3) his right to testify was abridged because he was not permitted to testify in narrative form.

On August 17, 1990, Joyner was charged with the crime of rape of a child in the third degree.1 Joyner applied for appointment of an attorney at public expense at the King County Office of Public Defense…