State of Missouri v. Randy G. Teter

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Opinion issued May 2, 2023 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC99464 ) RANDY G. TETER, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY The Honorable Patricia S. Joyce, Judge Randy Teter appeals the circuit court's judgment convicting him of one count of kidnapping in the first degree, and one count of committing violence against an employee of the Department of Corrections. Teter raises two points on appeal: (1) the circuit court erred in failing to conduct a sufficient Faretta 1 hearing to ensure his waiver of counsel was knowing,…