Williams v. State

RIDGELY, Justice:

Defendant-Below/Appellant, Maurice Williams (“Williams”), appeals his Superior Court conviction for Escape After Conviction.

Williams raises two claims on appeal. Williams contends the trial judge abused her discretion when 1) she refused to allow him to proceed pro se during his trial and 2) she denied his request for the jury to consider a defense of justification. Because Williams’ request to represent himself was denied without a colloquy and the required legal analysis, we are compelled to reverse.1

Facts and Procedural History

On November 4, 2010, Williams was serving a…