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HOOKS v. STATE

No. 45297.

176 P.3d 1081 (2008)

Jerry HOOKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Albregts, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto, Attorney General, Carson City; David J. Roger, District Attorney, and Frank J. Coumou and James Tufteland, Chief Deputy District Attorneys, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE GIBBONS, C.J., MAUPIN and CHERRY, JJ.

OPINION

By the Court, CHERRY, J.:

This appeal presents the issue of whether appellant Jerry Hooks knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his right to counsel when he exercised his right to represent himself at trial. Because the district court did not adequately canvass Hooks regarding his waiver, pursuant to Faretta v. California,1 and the record as a whole does not sufficiently establish a valid waiver...

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