A trial court judge cannot deny an individual’s right to proceed pro se in a criminal matter unless the judge discusses the reason for the denial with the defendant, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled. In issuing the opinion, the high court reversed a prior decision by the Superior Court that denied the defendant an opportunity to represent himself during his prison escape trial.
A three-judge panel composed of Chief Justice Myron T. Steele and Justices Randy J. Holland and Henry duPont Ridgely issued the opinion in Williams v. State.
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