Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 7/7/2003

State v. Thompson

Citations

584 S.E.2d 131
355 S.C. 255
2003 S.C. App. LEXIS 103

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recognizing that asking the defendant if he understood the consequences of proceeding pro se was \‘quite obvi- ously impossible’ when a defendant fails to appear in court\
stating that forfeiture requires extremely dilatory conduct and situations involving forfeiture are unusual, typically involving a manipulative or disruptive defendant
listing examples of conduct various courts have found to rise to the level of forfeiture
\A defendant may waive his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. A waiver is an intentional and voluntary relinquishment of a known right.\
\A defendant may waive his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. A waiver is an intentional and voluntary relinquishment of a known right.\
\A defendant can forfeit his right to counsel irrespective of his knowledge of ... the dangers of self-representation.\ (citing Goldberg , 67 F.3d at 1100 )

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Judges: Anderson, Goolsby, Huff

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