State v. Petteway

Summary

The court held that the defendant forfeited his constitutional right to self-representation through repeated, disruptive, dilatory, and obstructive conduct, including refusing to return to court during jury selection. Applying abuse-of-discretion review, the court concluded that reappointing standby counsel was a permissible effort to restore control of the proceedings and protect the defendant's right to a fair trial. The judgment of conviction was affirmed.