Opinion
No. 381, 2002
Decided: January 16, 2003
Court Below: Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County, Cr. Id. No. 9903023368, Cr. A. No. IN99-04-1179W
ORDER
This 16th day of January 2003, it appears to the Court that:
1) By Order dated December 3, 2002, the Court remanded this matter to the Superior Court for the limited purpose of conducting a hearing and making appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the appellant's request to proceed pro se. The Superior Court conducted an evidentiary hearing in accordance with this Court's Order of remand and thereafter filed the attached order on remand dated December 30, 2002, setting forth the Superior Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the trial judge's order dated December 30, 2002, is approved and adopted.
2. Based upon the Superior Court's findings, this Court concludes that the appellant is fully informed of the hazards of self-representation and has voluntarily waived his right to the assistance of counsel; therefore, the appellant's request to proceed pro se is GRANTED.
3. The appellant's request that his counsel, Kevin J. O'Connell, Esquire, be permitted to withdraw as his attorney is GRANTED.
4. The Clerk is directed to issue a new brief schedule.