City of St. Peters v. Hodak

MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.

Brian Hodak (“Appellant”) appeals from the judgment entered on the jury verdict convicting him of resisting arrest. He alleges four points of error including that his conviction should be overturned because he executed a waiver of counsel form absent disclosure on the record of the perils of self-representation. We agree. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant was charged with resisting arrest and third degree assault by Uniform Complaint and Summons in St. Peters. At a bench trial in the municipal division, Appellant was acquitted of the assault charge, but…