P. v. Wilkins CA1/4
At the initial arraignment on a felony complaint, defendant Keenan George Wilkins requested permission to represent himself. (Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 (Faretta).) He completed and signed a form entitled “Advisement and Waiver of Right to Counsel (Faretta Waiver)” advising him of the risks of self-representation. After unsuccessfully attempting to discourage defendant against self-representation, the court allowed defendant to represent himself. After pleading no contest to one count of second degree robbery (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 212.5, subd. (c)) and admitting a prior strike conviction (§§ 667.5, subd. (a), 1170.12), as well as a state prison prior (§ 667.5, subd. (b)), the trial court sentenced defendant to a seven-year sentence, to be served concurrently with the 114-year sentence he received in an Alameda County case.
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