ALLEN v. DAKER

S21A0091 S21X0092.

858 S.E.2d 731 (2021)

ALLEN, Warden v. DAKER. Daker v. Allen, Warden.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: May 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Matthew Blackwell Crowder , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1300, for Appellant in S21A0091.

Rodney Samuel Zell , Zell & Zell, P.C., 1111 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401, for Appellee in S21A0091.

Rodney Samuel Zell , Zell & Zell, P.C., 1111 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401, for Appellant in S21X0092.

Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Matthew Blackwell Crowder , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1300, for Appellee in S21X0092.


At a jury trial in 2012, Waseem Daker was found guilty of malice murder and other crimes. Daker had hired or was appointed four attorneys, all of whom were allowed to withdraw before or near the beginning of the trial; he ultimately elected to expressly waive his right to counsel so that he could represent himself (commonly...

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