State v. Snyder

Defendant appeals his conviction for menacing and assault in the fourth degree. ORS 163.190; ORS 162.160. The court denied his requests for appointed counsel. He represented himself and was convicted in a jury trial. We vacate the conviction and remand.

Defendant is a semi-literate, occasionally self-employed handyman, who is on welfare. On April 26,1989, he filed an affidavit of indigency that stated that he possessed a “gold nuget wach,” which he valued at “1.500.” At his arraignment on April 29, he told the court that the watch was worth $1,500, but then said that it was worth “$500 at the…