Johnson v. State

| Appellant Carlos Renee Johnson appeals from a Sebastian County Circuit Court conviction on a charge of second-degree battery, for which he was sentenced to 120 months’, imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction and fined $5000. On- appeal, he argues that the circuit court erred by denying him the right to self-representation under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

We reverse and remand for a new trial based on the State’s concession of error. The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution implies a personal right of self-representation. See Faretta v.…