Patterson v. State

Barnes, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial, Willie Patterson was found guilty of three counts of aggravated stalking and was sentenced to serve ten years in prison. Patterson claims that his convictions must be vacated because (1) the State failed to show that he knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to counsel before he pled guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass; (2) he did not know or have notice that as a condition of probation he was to have no contact with the victim; (3) his trial counsel was ineffective; (4) the victim consented to the contact; (5) he did not intend to harass or…