Clements v. State

Joe Elbert Clements appeals his sentence after remand by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Clements's convictions for burglary in the third degree and possession of burglary tools, but remanded the cases to the Marengo Circuit Court for a new sentencing hearing. The Eleventh Circuit ruled that the trial court had not adequately determined whether Clements had knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel before allowing Clements to represent himself, pro se, at his sentencing hearing. R. 4. Clements appeals the sentences imposed at…