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Title: Edward D. Mcdandal v. State Indiana
Author : Court of Appeals of Indiana No. 2-278A59
Release Date : January 29, 1979
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 58 KB

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McDandal appeals his trial court conviction of assault and battery upon a police officer,[Footnote 1] claiming that he was never advised of his right to counsel. McDandal was without counsel throughout the trial proceedings. We reverse for the reason that an effective waiver of the right to counsel cannot be inferred from a silent record. In Johnson v. Zerbst (1938), 304 U.S. 458, at 465, 58 S.Ct. 1019, at 1023, the United States Supreme Court discussed the constitutional right to counsel and the trial court's responsibility in safeguarding this right: