Williams v. State

_JjIn 2008, petitioner James- Edward Williams, who represented himself at trial with standby counsel, was found guilty by a jury of two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of terroristic threatening in the first degree, theft of property, and battery in the third degree. Williams was sentenced as a habitual offender to an aggregate term of 360 months’ imprisonment. On appeal from the judgment, Williams, who was represented by appellate counsel, contended that the trial court erred when it permitted him to represent himself. The Arkansas Court of Appeals found no error and affirmed.…