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Ohio reaffirms standby counsel not approved

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Defendant refused to waive right to counsel on the record before a hearing judge, but another judge tried the case and permitted the defendant essentially to represent himself. Ohio does not permit hybrid representation or stand by counsel. State v. Litten, 2008 Ohio 313, 2008 Ohio App. LEXIS 267 (8th Dist. January 31, 2008).

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on February 02, 2008 (boomark / email).