State v. Coto
Supreme Court of South Carolina
State v. Coto, 296 S.C. 480 (S.C. 1988)
374 S.E.2d 181; 1988 S.C. LEXIS 145
State v. Coto
Opinion of the Court
The record does not indicate, and no determination was made, that Appellant’s waiver of counsel was knowing and intelligent. Accordingly, the case is reversed and remanded for a new trial. State v. Bateman,_S. C__, 373 S. E. (2d) 470 (1988); see also Faretta v. California, 422 U. S. 806, 95 S. Ct. 2525, 45 L. Ed. (2d) 562 (1975); Von Moltke v. Gillies, 332 U. S. 708, 68 S. Ct. 316, 92 L. Ed. 309 (1948).
Reversed and remanded.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- The STATE v. Milton E. COTO
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- Published