LEONARD v. STATE

No. 55A01-9012-CR-498.

573 N.E.2d 463 (1991)

Royal LEONARD, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

June 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Fairman, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Gary Damon Secrest, Deputy Atty. Gen., Office of Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


ROBERTSON, Judge.

Royal Leonard appeals his convictions of two (2) counts of child molesting as a Class B and a Class C felony for which he received a twenty (20) year sentence. Leonard proceeded pro se at his bench trial. He asserts he was denied his right to counsel because he 1) did not clearly and unequivocally assert his right to self-representation; and 2) did not make a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver of his right to counsel. We reverse because the...

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