Willis v. Flournoy

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that a new trial was required where the trial court did not ensure appellant understood the nature and elements of the charges and the range of penalties the court could impose
• noting that a waiver of counsel colloquy was flawed where, inter alia, the trial court did not ensure that Houtz understood the range of penalties the court could impose
• stating, “[r]egardless of the defendant's prior experience with the justice system, a penetrating and comprehensive colloquy is mandated” (citation and original quotation marks omitted)
• stating, “[r]egardless of the defendant's prior experience with the justice system, a penetrating and comprehensive colloquy is mandated” (citation and original quotation marks omitted)
• stating application of totality-of-circumstanees analysis to flawed waiver of counsel colloquy is disavowed
• addressing the grant of relief arising from a flawed waiver of counsel colloquy

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