State v. Thornblad

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction for terroristic threats, appellant Joseph Thornblad argues the trial court erred in finding him incompetent to represent himself when he had been found competent to stand trial. We agree Thornblad’s constitutional right to self-representation was violated and reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Appellant Joseph Thornblad contacted the director of an advocacy group for the mentally ill seeking assistance in stopping the forced medication of patients in state psychiatric hospitals and in establishing law li braries in those hospitals.…