Case Name: State v. Olson
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1978-04-05
Citations: 120 R.I. 970
Docket Number: C. A. No. 78-34
Parties: State v. Olson.
Judges: 
Reporter: Rhode Island Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 970–970

Head Matter:
April 5, 1978.
C. A. No. 78-34.
State v. Olson.
Julius C. Michaelson, Attorney General, for plaintiff. Keith Olson, pro se, defendant.

Opinion:
The defendant's motion to proceed as pro se counsel in granted.
The motion of the Public Defender that he be allowed to withdraw as counsel is granted, it appearing that the defendant has made an intelligent and voluntary waiver of his right to counsel. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S. Ct. 2525, 45 L. Ed. 2d 562 (1975).