Yoder v. People

Petitioner Claude Rodney Yoder appeals from the May 29; 1996, order of the Randolph County circuit court granting the State’s motion for a directed finding on his petition for discharge from the custody of the Chester Mental Health Facility. He asserts that the court erred because it (1) failed to appoint an independent examiner to assess his mental status, (2) denied his request for a jury trial, (3) refused to allow him to waive counsel and represent himself, and (4) granted the State’s motion for a directed finding on his petition. He also asserts that appointed counsel provided him with…