Court Opinion

ID: 9709513
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 03:49:23.733065+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:22:49.624507
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HUNTER, Justice,
concurring in result.
I concur in result only because I dissent from the reasoning regarding self-representation. The majority’s discussion of the right to self-representation is unnecessary herein in that the evidence was clear that the defendant was allowed access to the law library, and that he was assisted in the trial defense by an attorney. Furthermore, the defendant demonstrated no prejudice. Finally, contrary to the implication within the majority opinion, all of the ramifications of the Faretta right of- self-representation have not been clarified by this Court. It has been held that even requests for essentially “hybrid” representation may be tolerated by a court so long as the choice does not subvert the orderly procedure of the courts. German v. State, (1978) Ind., 373 N.E.2d 880. The denial of the continuance was within the trial court’s discretion. German v. State, supra.