STATE v. ALEXANDER

No. 2007-1236.

980 So.2d 877 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Albert K. ALEXANDER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 9, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert K. Alexander, Lafayette, Louisiana, Pro Se Defendant/Appellant.

Michael Harson, District Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Lafayette, Louisiana, for the State of Louisiana.

Court composed of MARC T. AMY, J. DAVID PAINTER, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judge.

Defendant, Albert K. Alexander, seeks a writ of review of the trial court's denial of his motion for a speedy trial. For the following reasons, we grant the writ and make it peremptory. We order the trial court to conduct a contradictory hearing: (1) to advise Defendant of his right to counsel; (2) to determine if Defendant is capable of making a knowing and intelligent decision as to whether or not he wishes to represent himself in these...

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