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STATE v. THORNBLAD

No. C6-93-1265.

513 N.W.2d 260 (1994)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Joseph THORNBLAD, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 15, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey III, Atty. Gen., Tom Foley, Ramsey County Atty., Darrell C. Hill, Asst. Ramsey County Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

John M. Stuart, State Public Defender, Mark F. Anderson, Asst. State Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Considered and decided by HARTEN, P.J., and KLAPHAKE and PETERSON, JJ.

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction for terroristic threats, appellant Joseph Thornblad argues the trial court erred in finding him incompetent to represent himself when he had been found competent to stand trial. We agree Thornblad's constitutional right to self-representation was violated and reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Appellant Joseph Thornblad contacted the director of an advocacy group for the mentally...

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