Opinion
No. 133536.
September 14, 2007.
SC: 133536, COA: 266560, Jackson CC: 03-004026-FC.
Actions on Applications for Leave to Appeal from the Court of Appeals.
Leave to Appeal Denied September 14, 2007:
I would grant leave to appeal to determine (1) whether a criminal defendant, by pleading no contest, waives the ability to challenge an alleged violation of his Sixth Amendment right of self-representation; (2) whether the right of self-representation extends to a plea hearing; and (3) whether a denial of the right of self-representation renders a subsequent plea involuntary as a matter of law.