State v. Wall

STEELMAN, Judge.

When the defendant's own assertion is the sole evidence of record that the trial court did not comply with the requirements of N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15A-1242 in executing defendant's waivers of counsel, this standing alone is insufficient to rebut the presumption of validity of prior waivers under State v. Kinlock, 152 N.C.App. 84, 566 S.E.2d 738 (2002).

William Lewis Wall ("defendant") was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and communicating threats on 4 March 2005. Defendant executed a written waiver of counsel on 24 March 2005, before District Court Judge Joseph…