Whitlow v. State

| Appellant Antonio Whitlow appeals his convictions from the Pulaski County Circuit Court on two counts of murder in the first degree and kidnapping. He argues that the trial court incorrectly refused to allow him to represent himself pro se. Specifically, Whitlow claims that the trial court’s reliance on his educational level and prior legal knowledge were invalid bases for its refusal to allow him to appear pro se. We affirm.

I. Fads

Whitlow appeals his convictions for two counts of murder in the first degree (one count in the presence of a child) and kidnapping. He was sentenced to sixty…