State v. Anderson

The majority holds that the trial court failed to adequately engage in the constitutional inquiry set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1242 (2009) and therefore grants a new trial. However, because this Court has previously established that unless the record indicates otherwise, a court certified waiver of counsel is presumed to be knowing, intelligent, and voluntary, I must respectfully dissent.

The majority holds that defendant was not informed of both of the charges for which he was indicted such that his waiver would not be knowing, voluntary, and intelligent as the trial court did not…