Legal Opinion
Drake v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 2008No. 77A04-0803-CR-158PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Chief Judge.
Appellant-defendant Adam Drake appeals his conviction and sentence for Battery, 1 a class D felony. Specifically, Drake argues that his Sixth Amendment 2 right to counsel was violated because he did not knowingly and intelligently waive that right when the trial court granted his request to proceed pro se. Concluding that Drake did not make a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to counsel, we reverse and remand for new trial.
FACTS 3
On December 19, 2007, Kristen Copeland, Drake’s ex-fiancé, tried to retrieve some of her belongings from Drake’s residence. Drake…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Poynter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
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- A.S. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
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