Arthur Slinger v. State

Arthur Slinger appeals his convictions and sentences, following a jury trial, on three counts: 1) sexual battery; 2) lewd or lascivious molestation of a child between the ages of twelve and sixteen; and 3) lewd or lascivious battery of a' child between the ages of twelve and sixteen. The State alleged that Slinger both fondled and performed oral sex upon a twelve-year-old boy. On appeal, Slinger argues that the trial court erred in failing to conduct an adequate Faretta 1 inquiry into whether his waiver of his Sixth Amendment 2 right to representation was knowing and voluntary; We agree,…