State v. Aguirre

May 19, 1999
97028178C4; CA A98888
Reporters:
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Before:
Haselton
PER CURIAM

Defendant appeals his convictions for numerous drug-related crimes, arguing that the ‍​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍trial court erred in failing to determine whether he was eligible for court-appointed counsel, in failing to inform him of the dangers of ‍​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍self-representation, and in requiring him to represent himself at trial. The state concedes that the trial court’s failure to advise defendant of the dangers ‍​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍of self-representation requires reversal of his convictions. See generally State v. Meyrick, 313 Or 125, 831 P2d 666 (1992). We agree that the record does not show ‍​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍that defendant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel. In fact, the record reflects that defendant did not wish to represent himself ‍​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍at trial. We therefore accept the state’s concession of error.

Reversed and remanded.