Legal Opinion

State v. Reaves

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 16, 2015No. COA14–1055Published

1Opinion of the Court

McCULLOUGH, Judge.

On 24 June 2014, a jury found Connie Prentice Reaves ("defendant") guilty of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by: A) failing to conduct a proper inquiry of his election to proceed pro seas required under N.C.G.S. § 15A-1242 ; B) finding that defendant signed a waiver of his right to counsel; C) finding defendant forfeited his right to counsel; and, D) improperly calculating his prior record level for sentencing. We find defendant did not clearly and equivocally elect to proceed pro seand the trial…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Dogwood Development & Management Co. LLC v. White Oak Transport Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  3. State v. HutchinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  4. State v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  5. State v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000

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