Mitchell v. State

NEAL, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant William C. Mitchell (Mitchell) was convicted of burglary, a Class C felony, in a trial before a jury in the Warrick Superior Court. He appeals.

We reverse.

ISSUE

Five issues are presented for review. We will determine this case only on Issue No. II. Inasmuch as the other errors are such that they are not likely to be repeated on retrial, we decline to address them. Issue No. II involves the right under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution to the assistance of counsel in a criminal trial. Mitchell proceeded in his defense pro se. He now…