Edenfield v. State

Before he pled no contest to driving under the influence (DUI), Edenfield, along with a group of other defendants, watched a pre-recorded video explaining the constitutional rights of individuals accused of committing a crime, signed several waiver forms, and testified to the County Court judge that he wished to “handle the case” himself. A defendant such as Edenfield may waive his Sixth Amendment right to counsel only after the trial court has engaged in an inquiry and determined the waiver to be knowing and intelligent. 1 Because we believe the County Court had sufficient grounds to find a…