Graves v. State

Rose, J., with whom Springer, J., joins,

dissenting:

I dissent. The district court failed to adequately canvass Graves to establish that he intelligently and knowingly waived his right to counsel.

A criminal defendant has the right to self-representation under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 818-19 (1975). However, an accused who chooses self-representation must knowingly and intelligently waive the right to counsel.1 Id. at 835. Such a choice can be *130competent and intelligent even though the accused lacks the skill and experience of a…