Anderson v. State

Ron Anderson seeks to withdraw his guilty plea to grand theft. Anderson, a foreign national,1 proceeded pro se in the lower court proceedings. Although the. initial judge assigned to the case thoroughly questioned Anderson concerning his right to be represented by counsel and obtained Anderson’s waiver of that right, the successor judge did not renew the offer of counsel nor did he ensure at the later hearings that Anderson wished to waive his right to counsel. The State concedes' error. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 835, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), Johnston v. State, 497…