IN RE RHOME

No. 83788-1.

260 P.3d 874 (2011)

172 Wn.2d 654

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of Demar RHOME, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Filipovic , Federal Public Defender, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Daniel Todd Satterberg , Deborah A. Dwyer , King Co. Pros. Office/Appellate Unit, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


STEPHENS, J.

¶ 1 In this original personal restraint petition, Demar Rhome argues that the state and federal constitutions require independent findings of fact that a defendant is competent to waive counsel and represent himself at trial. He also argues that the colloquy conducted by the trial court here was inadequate to secure a valid waiver of counsel. We disagree and dismiss his personal restraint petition.

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