Roberts v. State

MICKLE, Judge.

Jeffrey E. Roberts (Appellant) appeals from a judgment and sentence on the ground that the trial court violated his state and federal constitutional rights 1) by failing to renew its offer of counsel at his jury trial and 2) by permitting Appellant to represent himself at trial without conducting an adequate inquiry into his waiver of counsel. We are constrained to reverse the judgment and sentence and remand for a new trial.

Appellant was charged by information with an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. With the jury present in proceedings on May 14, 1993 before Judge # 1,…