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HINSHAW v. STATE

Court of Appeals No. A-13671.

515 P.3d 129 (2022)

Steven Michael HINSHAW, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

August 5, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan R. Webb , Assistant Public Defender, and Samantha Cherot , Public Defender, Anchorage, for the Appellant.

Diane L. Wendlandt , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Anchorage, and Treg R. Taylor , Attorney General, Juneau, for the Appellee.

Before: Allard, Chief Judge, and Harbison and Terrell, Judges.

OPINION

The federal and state constitutions grant criminal defendants the right to represent themselves in their criminal trials, no matter how ill-advised such a choice may seem.1 This constitutional right exists "to affirm the dignity and autonomy of the accused."2

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