State v. Walls

SCOLNIK, Justice.

Brian D. Walls appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County) convicting him of Arson, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 802 (1981), and Conspiracy to Commit Arson, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 151 (1981). On appeal, the defendant asserts that he was unconstitutionally denied the right to counsel because he did not knowingly and intelligently waive that right and did not clearly and unequivocally demand self-representation.

Because we conclude that this record supports the court’s finding of effective waiver, we affirm the conviction.

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The defendant was indicted on December 9, 1981.…