Williams, Janet Lorraine

OPINION

in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

The Court of Appeals held that Janet Lorraine Williams’s waiver of her right to counsel was invalid because the trial judge failed to inquire into her indigent status and admonish her about the right to appointed counsel. 1 The court held that the error was structural constitutional error that is categorically immune to a harm analysis. 2 We granted review to determine whether the court’s refusal to apply a harm analysis was incorrect. We hold that the court was correct and affirm its judgment.

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