Court of Appeals of Oregon· 4/27/2016

State v. Guerrero

Citations

277 Or. App. 837
373 P.3d 1127
2016 Ore. App. LEXIS 506

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concluding that the defendant did not understand the risks of self-representation because, among other things, the defendant “did not have the benefit of representation for any portion of his trial”
holding that a waiver of the right to counsel can be implied through a defendant’s conduct if the conduct conveyed the defendant’s intention to proceed in court without counsel
concluding that the defendant did not understand the risks of self-representation because, among other things, the trial court did not “warn [the] defendant of the specific disadvantages of representing himself or that self-representation would be unwise or detrimental to his case”
explaining that, for waiver of right to be intelligent, a defendant must have knowledge and understanding of that right
“[I]n order for the advance warning requirement to be meaningful, a defendant must understand the risks and disadvantages of self-representation before he engages in the additional misconduct that forms the predicate for a finding of implied waiver.” (Emphasis in original.)

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Judges: Devore, Garrett, Ortega

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