Crutchfield v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Michael Crutchfield appeals his conviction for theft by taking arising out of his failure to return a vehicle he took for a test drive. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and claims the court erred in not allowing him to represent himself. We hold that the evidence sufficed to sustain the conviction and that Crutchfield never made an unequivocal request for self-representation. Accordingly, we affirm.

1. Crutchfield first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in…