Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1996No. 67345, 69214PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHODES RUSSELL, Judge.
Robert Wayne Davis (defendant) appeals after he was convicted of three counts of sodomy under § 666.060 RSMo 1994, in the Circuit Court of Cape Girardeau County. Defendant was sentenced to three concurrent life terms.
Defendant claims the trial court erred in compelling him to appear at trial without an attorney because he did not knowingly and intelligently waive counsel. 1 We find that the tidal court did not adequately explain the perils of self-representation to defendant and reverse his convictions and sentences. The case is remanded for a new trial.
Defendant pled…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- State v. QuinnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. NicolosiMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. WilsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State of Missouri v. Tawanda KunongaMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
- State v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
- State v. KilburnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- In the Interest of D.L.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- State v. GarthMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
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