Court Opinion

ID: 9416141
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 19:28:52.521097+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:21:20.649026
License: Public Domain

BARKETT, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
The record reflects that Eddie Milton Garey, Jr. objected to representation by appointed counsel; that the trial judge advised Garey that he was entitled to effective representation but not to the counsel of his choice; that the trial judge extensively warned Garey on the record of the dangers of self-representation; that Garey, although disdainful of his options, voluntarily expressed a preference for self-representation over appointed counsel; and that the trial judge required Garey’s appointed counsel to remain as standby counsel to assist during trial. Thus, I concur in the majority’s judgment in this case.