Madden v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

May 31, 2002

CR-00-2498

Versions:837 So. 2d 875

2002 WL 1139245

2002 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 126

Lead Opinion

McMILLAN, Presiding Judge.

AFFIRMED BY UNPUBLISHED MEMORANDUM.

*876COBB, SHAW, and WISE, JJ., concur. BASCHAB, J., dissents, with opinion.

Dissenting Opinion

BASCHAB, Judge,

dissenting.

I must respectfully dissent from the majority’s unpublished memorandum. The record in this case does not indicate that the trial court ever advised the appellant about the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, as required by Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975). Therefore, we should reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this case for a new trial. See Farid v. State, 720 So.2d 998 (Ala.Crim.App.1998); Hairgrove v. State, 680 So.2d 946 (Ala.Crim.App.1995).