State v. Curry

¶ 1 After unsuccessfully representing himself at trial, Jerome Curry Jr. appealed his drug convictions to the Court of Appeals, challenging the trial court's decision to allow Curry to represent himself. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the trial court should not have granted Curry's request to proceed pro se. The State of Washington now appeals to this court. To determine whether the trial court abused its discretion when it granted Curry's request for self-representation, we must determine whether Curry's request to represent himself was unequivocal. We hold that it was. We…