Wallace v. State

Precisely when (and why) the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches to a person is a far more nuanced inquiry than would at first blush appear likely. This appeal presents us with a profusion of such nuances. The appellant, Davon Wallace, was convicted by a jury, presided over by Judge Lawrence V. Hill, Jr., of second-degree depraved heart murder and two related firearm counts. On this appeal, he contends:

1. The lower court erred by denying the motion to suppress an incriminating statement.

2. The lower court erred by ruling that Mr. Wallace had no meritorious reason for discharging counsel.