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KOEHLER v. STATE

No. 1185S454.

499 N.E.2d 196 (1986)

Kenneth KOEHLER, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne B. Coffman, Jeffersonville, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Joseph N. Stevenson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Justice.

Today we deal with a "jailhouse lawyer" who realized his folly in electing self-representation but was prevented from correcting his mistake.

Appellant Kenneth "Robin" Koehler proceeded pro se before a jury against a charge of battery, a class C felony, Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1(3) (Burns 1985 Repl.). After the jury found him guilty of battery but before his habitual criminal hearing began, Koehler requested that his standby counsel...

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