Love v. State

Defendant appeals his conviction of robbery and sentence of thirty-five years at hard labor and contends that the lower court erred when it did not sufficiently inquire into whether defendant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel. The record reflects that counsel was appointed for the defendant but the defendant subsequently discharged him and proceeded to conduct his own defense.

We have carefully reviewed the record on appeal and we are of the opinion that under the circumstances of this case the scope of the trial court’s inquiry was not of such a nature as to clearly…