State v. Menefee

Defendant appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree robbery, ORS 164.415; second-degree robbery, ORS 164.405; first-degree theft, ORS 164.055; felon in possession of a firearm, ORS 166.270; and unlawful use of a weapon, ORS 166.220, raising eight assignments of error. We write only to address defendant’s first through third assignments of error, in which he argues that the trial court erred when it (1) concluded that he had waived his right to counsel; (2) excluded defendant from the courtroom for the majority of the trial; and (3) conducted the majority of the trial without the…