Johnson v. State

CRENSHAW, Judge.

Franklin Johnson appeals his judgment and sentences for battery on a law enforcement officer and obstructing or opposing an officer with violence. He argues that the court failed to offer counsel, failed to conduct an adequate Faretta 1 inquiry, *936and erred in accepting his waiver of the right to counsel at various critical stages.2 Because the court failed to offer counsel to Johnson and failed to conduct a Faretta inquiry before permitting him to represent himself during plea negotiations, which is a critical stage, we reverse.

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