Hodges v. State

James Hodges (defendant) appeals his judgments and sentences which were entered by the trial court after a jury found him guilty of committing the offenses of .burglary of a dwelling and grand theft ,1 He contends that he is entitled to receive a new trial because the trial court failed to conduct an adequate Nelson2 inquiry. We agree and therefore reverse.

This court recently explained:

Under Nelson, once a defendant requests the trial court to discharge his court-appointed attorney because the attorney’s representation is allegedly ineffective, the trial court is required to make an…