Butler v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Vincent M. Butler Jr. appeals the trial court’s revocation of his probation. Butler contends that he did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive his right to counsel and that the trial court abused its discretion by imposing the balance of his four-year previously-suspended sentence. Because Butler admitted that he violated his probation, the trial court was not required to warn him of the dangers of self-representation in order to establish a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of his right to counsel. The record shows that the trial court…