State v. Easter

This case involves chutzpa. In short, defendant fired his court-appointed counsel, was convicted of second-degree theft and interfering with a police officer, and now appeals from the judgment of conviction, arguing that the trial court erred in granting his request to represent himself. First, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. We reject that assignment without further discussion. Second, defendant contends that the trial court erred in accepting his waiver of the right to counsel during closing arguments because the trial court did…