ALLEN v. DAKER (And Vice Versa)

311 Ga. 485

FINAL COPY S21A0091, S21X0092. ALLEN v. DAKER; and vice versa. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. At a jury trial in 2012, Waseem Daker was found guilty of malice murder and other crimes. Daker had hired or was appointed four attorneys, all of whom were allowed to withdraw before or near the beginning of the trial; he ultimately elected to expressly waive his right to counsel so that he could represent himself (commonly referred to as proceeding “pro se”) during the trial. After Daker was convicted, however, he repeatedly asked for appellate counsel to be appointed to represent him, but…