Hays v. State

Christopher Thomas Hays (defendant) appeals his judgment and sentence entered by the trial court on the charge of failing to comply with sex offender reporting requirements. 1 Determining that the trial court did not err in entering the judgment, we affirm same. However, determining that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to renew the offer of assistance of counsel to the defendant at the sentencing stage, we vacate the defendant’s sentence and remand for resentencing.

In this case, the defendant represented himself during his trial. Following the entry of the jury’s verdict, the…