State v. Davis

OPINION

ROBLES, Judge.

{1} Defendant was convicted of child abuse. On appeal, Defendant raises issues regarding jury instructions, the failure to hold a Faretta hearing, the lack of proof of valid prior felonies for purposes of sentencing, ineffective assistance of counsel, and insufficiency of evidence. Although we hold that there was sufficient evidence to support Defendant’s conviction of intentional child abuse, we reverse this conviction and remand for a new trial because of fundamental error in the jury instructions. We need not reach Defendant’s remaining appellate issues because of the…