Opinion by Judge CRISWELL.
Defendant, James E. Saint-Veltri, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I.
Defendant first contends that the trial court failed to advise him adequately concerning his decision whether to testify at trial. We agree.
A trial court must seek to assure that a defendant's waiver...
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