State v. Newman

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 5087

Syllabus

Competency right to waive counsel self-representation. The trial court (1) considered numerous requests by appellant to represent himself (2) referred appellant to the trial court's psychiatric clinic (3) advised appellant of the nature of the charges and the range of allowable punishment and (4) inquired of appellant if his waiver was knowingly and voluntarily being made. The trial court did not err where the trial court allowed appellant to proceed pro se representing himself. Although appellant attempted to sway the testimony of witnesses, the final truth of their testimonies supported the convictions the in-court identifications were not discredited by witnesses' failure to 100% identify appellant prior to trial. Appellant's convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence.