Keller, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Slaughter, J., joined.
The Court says that a Rule 412 hearing is a critical stage of trial, and the right to counsel at a critical stage is a waivable-only right. And the Court says that a waiver did not occur in this case when counsel agreed to the trial court's procedure. But assuming those conclusions...
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