HOUSTON v. STATE

A92A1456.

205 Ga. App. 703 (1992)

423 S.E.2d 431

HOUSTON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 5, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie J. Woodruff, Jr., for appellant.

Lindsay A. Tise, Jr., District Attorney, for appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

Donald Houston appeals from his conviction of child molestation and the denial of his motion for a new trial. Houston contends that the trial court erred in ordering him to proceed to trial unassisted by counsel without establishing that he had made a voluntary and knowing waiver of his right to counsel. Houston's contention is meritorious.

Houston appeared in court on the date of his trial without an attorney. At that time, the trial judge...

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