Supreme Court of South Carolina· 5/29/1990
Prince v. State
Citations
- 392 S.E.2d 462
- 301 S.C. 422
- 1990 S.C. LEXIS 108
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- stating that Faretta requires the trial court to conduct a specific inquiry to warn the defendant of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation
- finding no valid waiver because the record \[did] not demonstrate petitioner was sufficiently aware of the dangers of self-representation\
- determining Prince was not aware of the dangers and disadvantages of proceeding pro se when, among other things, Prince exhibited little understanding of criminal proceedings and testified he relied upon the solicitor’s advice at the plea proceeding
- discussing Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), and noting that Faretta allows a defendant to waive his right to counsel if the following conditions are satisfied: (1) the accused is advised of his right to counsel and (2
- \Faretta requires the accused be: (1) advised of his right to counsel; and (2) adequately warned of the dangers of self-representation.\
- \The burden is on the State to demonstrate the validity of a defendant's waiver of his right to counsel.\
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Judges: Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Toal
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2003-07-07· cited 30×
- State v. StarnesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2010-08-16· cited 30×
- State v. CashCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1992-07-30· cited 23×
- State v. McLaurenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2002-04-29· cited 19×
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-03-06· cited 18×
- Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2002-09-09· cited 15×
- State v. CashSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-04-08· cited 15×
- Whitehead v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1992-12-14· cited 12×
- Osbey v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2019-03-06· cited 11×
- Salley v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-12-02· cited 10×
- Bridwell v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-12-06· cited 9×
- Watts v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2001-11-26· cited 9×
- State v. RobersonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2006-10-30· cited 7×
- State v. RobersonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2009-04-06· cited 5×
- State v. Cabrera-PenaCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2002-05-20· cited 3×
- In the Interest of Christopher H.Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-03-22· cited 3×
- Stevenson v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-11-01· cited 3×
- Hilton v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2018-02-28· cited 1×
- State v. DialSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2020-01-29
- Hines v. StateCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2021-12-01
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