Legal Opinion
Patton v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 2010No. 2008-KP-01699-SCTPublished
1Opinion of the Court
34 So.3d 563 (2010)
Edgar PATTON
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2008-KP-01699-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 13, 2010.
Edgar Patton, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. In this felony prosecution, the trial court allowed the defendant to represent himself without first obtaining a knowing and intelligent waiver of counsel. We reverse on this important constitutional violation.
BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
¶ 2. Edgar Patton was indicted for the crime of false pretenses. He…
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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