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EDWARDS v. COM.

Record No. 1697-06-1.

644 S.E.2d 396 (2007)

49 Va. App. 727

Erwin Alexander EDWARDS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

May 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Haden, for appellant.

Josephine F. Whalen, Assistant Attorney General (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HUMPHREYS and KELSEY, JJ., and BUMGARDNER, Senior Judge.

D. ARTHUR KELSEY, Judge.

A jury convicted Erwin Alexander Edwards of distribution of cocaine, his second or subsequent offense, in violation of Code § 18.2-248 and possession of cocaine in violation of Code § 18.2-250. On the morning of trial, Edwards requested that he be allowed to defend himself pro se. The trial court denied the request, finding Edwards competent to stand trial but incompetent to represent himself. Because the court applied an...

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