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COLEMAN v. JOHNSEN

No. CV-13-0350-SA.

330 P.3d 952 (2014)

Lashauna COLEMAN, Petitioner, v. Honorable Diane M. JOHNSEN, Honorable Kent E. Cattani, Honorable Jon W. Thompson, Judges of the Court of Appeals, State of Arizona, Division One, Department M, Respondent Judges, The State of Arizona, ex rel. Thomas C. Horne, Attorney General, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

June 13, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maricopa County Public Defender, Stephen Whelihan (argued), Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for Lashauna Coleman.

Thomas C. Horne , Arizona Attorney General, Robert L. Ellman , Solicitor General, Joseph T. Maziarz , Section Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section, Myles A. Braccio (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, for State of Arizona.

Vice Chief Justice BALES authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice BERCH, Justice PELANDER, Justice BRUTINEL, and Justice TIMMER joined.

Vice Chief Justice BALES, opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 We granted review to determine whether the Arizona Constitution provides a right for defendants in criminal cases to represent themselves on appeal and, if so, when defendants must exercise that right. We hold that there is a state constitutional right to self-representation on appeal and that defendants must give notice of their intent to exercise that right within thirty days of the filing of the notice of...

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