STATE v. DEAN

No. 2006-1126.

127 Ohio St.3d 140 (2010)

2010-Ohio-5070

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellee, v. DEAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Schumaker , Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, and Darnell Carter and David Wilson , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Joseph E. Wilhelm , Kathryn L. Sandford , and Jennifer A. Prillo , Assistant Public Defenders, for appellant.


LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

{¶ 1} This case involves a defendant's Sixth Amendment request to represent himself, which was denied by the trial judge because the request was viewed as involuntary. Yet the trial judge's bias against and threats to defense counsel created the involuntary nature of defendant's choice. Counsel stated that they could no longer fully represent their client because the judge had made statements against them. This...

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