Baker v. State

OPINION

This is an appeal from a conviction of burglary upon a jury verdict.

Immediately prior to voir dire of the jury on the first day of trial, appellant filed a written motion in pro per, requesting that his counsel be dismissed or, in the alternative, that he be allowed to represent himself at trial. Baker listed several grounds in the motion, based primarily on his dissatisfaction with the public defender. The state objected, asserting that the motion was untimely. The court denied the motion. No inquiry was made as to the reason for the lateness of the request and no canvass of Baker was…