Upshaw v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, Orlando L. Upshaw, was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), a violation of § 13A-12-212(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced as an habitual felony offender to 20 years in prison.
Upshaw does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction; thus, it is not necessary to detail the facts surrounding his conviction. Upshaw's only argument on appeal is that the circuit court erred in allowing him to represent himself without first advising him of the "pitfalls of self-representation as required for a knowing and voluntary…
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