Contrary to respondent's contentions, his decision to proceed pro se during the family offense proceeding was made knowingly, willingly, and voluntarily. The record reveals that the court not only informed respondent of his right to counsel (see Family Ct Act § 262), but on three separate occasions assigned a different counsel to him. Respondent dismissed each of them without cause in order to represent himself based upon his own strategic reasoning. Under these...
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