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at t o rn ey Greg o ry A. Hi ck s i s h ereb y DENIED.

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s e t h at t h e t ri al co urt rem o v e Hi ck s as at t o rn ey o f reco rd

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a n o t ice o f ap p e a r a n c e

, a n d t h e reco rd d o es n o t s ho w t h at th e tri al co u rt h as

d et erm i n ed t hat th e a p p e l l a n t h as k n o w i ng l y an d v o lu nt ari l y wai v ed h i s ri g h t to

co u ns el an d wi s h es t o pro ceed p ro se o n ap p eal

. Acco rd i n g ly

, t h i s ca s e i s h e r e by

REM ANDED t o t h e ju ri s di ct i o n o f t h e tri al co u rt fo r d et erm in at i o n o f wh et h er t h e

ap p el l an t d es i res an d i s en t it l ed t o ap p oi n t ed ap p el l at e co un s el

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. 7 6 9

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co n vi ct i o n p ro ceed in g s

, b u t t h e reco rd s ho u ld refl ect a fi n d i n g o n t he p art o f t h e t ri al

co u rt t hat t h e d efen d an t has v al i d l y ch o s en t o pro ceed p ro s e. Th e reco rd s ho u l d al s o

s h o w t h at t h i s ch o i ce w as m ad e aft er t he d efen dan t w a s m a d e aware o f h i s ri g ht to

co u ns el an d th e dan g ers of p ro ceed i n g wi t h o ut co u n s el .”) (ci t at i o n s an d pu n ct u at i o n

o m it t ed .); W

eb er v. S t a t e , 2 0 3 Ga. Ap p . 3 5 6 , 3 57 (4 1 6 SE2 d 8 6 8 ) (1 9 9 2) (W h en an

i n d i g en t cri m i n al defen d an t el ect s to wai v e t h e ri g h t t o co u n s el an d rep res en t h i m s el f

d u ri n g p o s t -co n v i ct i o n p ro ceed i n g s

, t he reco rd s h o u ld refl ect t h e d efen d an t ’ s

ap p reci at i o n o f t h e ch arg es fo r wh i ch h e h as b een co n v i ct ed an d po s si bl e av en u es o f

p o s t -ju d g m en t rel i ef. Th e d efen d an t s h o u l d b e m ad e aware “ t h at p o s t -ju d g m e n t

p ract i ce i n vo lv es s t ri ct co m p li an ce wi t h ru l es of p ract i ce an d p ro ced u re; t h at fai l u re December 16, 2015t o co m

p l y w i t h t h es e ru les m ay res u l t i n wai v er o f i m p o rt an t i s s u e s a n d t h at p ro s e

p art i es are g en eral l y b ou nd by th e s am e ru les o f p ract i ce an d pro ced u re as a l awy er.”)

(ci t at i o n an d p u nct u at io n o m i t ted ).

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pl et i o n o f t h e r e co rd

, ei th er b y t h e fi l i n g o f an o rd er ap p o i n t i n g

ap p el l at e co u n sel

, t he en t ry o f ap p earan ce o f ret ai n ed co u n s el

, o r a d et erm i n at i o n o n

t h e reco rd by t h e t ri al co u rt t h at t h e ap p el l an t k n o wi n g l y wi sh es t o p ro ceed p ro s e, t h e

cl erk o f t he t ri al co u rt m ay t ran s m i t t h e reco rd t o th i s Co u rt fo r red o ck et i n g p u rs u an t

t o t he No t i ce o f Ap p eal fi led Oct o ber 3 0 , 2 0 1 5

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f G e o r g ia

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, C l e r k

. 12/16/2015