State v. Smith

PREWITT, Judge.

Following trial by jury, Defendant was convicted of trafficking drugs in the second degree, in violation of Section 195.223, RSMo Supp.1998. He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to twenty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he presents one point relied on.

For his point, Defendant contends that the trial court erred in accepting his waiver of counsel and “permitting him to proceed pro se” because his waiver was unintelligent and unknowing, as the court “did not inform [Defendant] of the advantages and disadvantages of self-representation.”

The fallacy in this…