Slayton v. State

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

After being tried in absentia and unrepresented by counsel, Donald D. Slayton was convicted of intimidation, a Class D felony. In his hand-printed, pro se brief from the Pendleton Correctional Facility, Slayton raises three issues, which we restate as the following two:

I. Whether Slayton knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his right to counsel; and

II. Whether Slayton's conviction for intimidation is supported by sufficient evidence.

We reverse and remand for retrial. 1

Facts and Procedural History

Shortly after midnight on August 2, 2000, Slayton was arrested…