CIESIELSKI v. STATE

No. CR-13-1070.

2014 Ark.App. 329

ROBERT STEVEN CIESIELSKI, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEE.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division III.

Opinion Delivered May 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl Barnard , Deputy Public Defender, by: Clint Miller , Deputy Public Defender, for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Vada Berger , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


JOHN MAUZY PITTMAN, Judge.

In this appeal from his criminal convictions and resulting sentences, appellant argues that the trial court erred by failing to conduct the proper inquiry before refusing to allow him to personally represent himself at trial. The State concedes error, and we agree. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution guarantee an accused in a state court the right to have the...

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