Keith v. State

Johnson, Judge.

Hela Ann Keith was convicted of the misdemeanor offense of permitting another to unlawfully operate a vehicle. Keith appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in requiring her to try the case without her attorney present and without a jury when it did not obtain a knowing and voluntary waiver of either right.

1. In her brief, Keith states that when the case was called for trial, she informed the court that her attorney was not present but the court forced her to proceed unrepresented. The proceedings were not transcribed. The state argues that in the absence of a transcript,…