State v. White

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Raymond D. White appeals from his convictions for assault in the first degree, in violation of Section 565.050 RSMo 1994, and armed criminal action, in violation of Section 571.015 RSMo 1994. Following a trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, the Honorable Thomas C. Clark, presiding, Mr. White was sentenced to concurrent terms of 15 years imprisonment for first degree assault, and 10 years imprisonment for armed criminal action.

Mr. White contends on appeal that by requiring him to represent himself pro se in his trial by…