State v. Vickers

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Respondent, State of Indiana (State), appeals the post-conviction court’s grant of post-conviction relief to Appellee-Petitioner, Christopher Vickers (Vickers).

We reverse.

ISSUE

The State raises a single issue for our review which we restate as: Whether the post-conviction court erred by concluding that Vickers had not knowingly waived his right to counsel.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 27, 2003, following his arrest two days before, Vickers appeared at his initial hearing along with a group of other defendants. The trial court advised…