People v. Bolton

Opinion by

Judge PIERCE.

Defendant, James P. Bolton, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of sexual assault on a child. We affirm.

I

On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion to proceed pro se without conducting a meaningful inquiry to determine whether he had made a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of counsel. Instead, he contends, the trial court improperly relied upon his lack of legal expertise as grounds for denial of the motion. We disagree.

Criminal defendants are…