State v. Allen

No. 123,647 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. ANTHONY DARRYL ALLEN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to the assistance of legal counsel during all critical stages of a criminal proceeding. 2. Although neither the United States nor the Kansas Constitutions explicitly provide for a right of self-representation, the right has been implied from the right to counsel granted in the Sixth Amendment. 3. To exercise the right to self-representation, a defendant must make a knowing and intelligent…