Wilcox v. State

Ken Wilcox appeals his convictions for robbery and battery on a person over sixty-five years old, raising three grounds for reversal. We find no merit to Wilcox's first two arguments that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal and in declining to use his proposed special jury instruction regarding circumstantial evidence. We do, however, agree with Wilcox that the trial court reversibly erred in failing to allow his private counsel to represent him at trial.

The trial in this case began on February 19, 2018, with Wilcox being represented by court-appointed…