Legal Opinion
Henley v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 2008No. 82S05-0701-PC-31PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 82A05-0508-PC-480
RUCKER, Justice.
When a trial court summarily denies a pro se defendant’s request that standby counsel deliver closing argument, the denial is not per se reversible error. Rather, the inquiry is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the request for counsel.
Facts and Procedural History
In August 1998 Antwain Henley was charged with attempted murder, a Class A felony, two counts of kidnapping as Class A felonies, two counts of robbery as Class B felonies, carjacking as a Class B felony, and criminal…
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