Lillian Singleton v. Sheila Singleton

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• holding that, where the record failed to establish that a defendant had made an intentional and knowing waiver of his right to counsel and the court could not determine what the outcome of the case would have been had the defendant been represented, remand for a new trial was appropriate
• where the court could not determine what the outcome of the case would have been had the defendant been represented, remand was appropriate
• “Essentially, the court put [the] defendant in the position of choosing between being represented by court-appointed counsel with an unresolved conflict claim and representing himself. That was impermissible.”

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