Madden v. State

• Decision Date: 31 May 2002
• Citation: 837 So.2d 875
• Parties: James Farentino MADDEN v. STATE.
• Court: Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

837 So.2d 875

James Farentino MADDEN v. STATE.

CR-00-2498.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

May 31, 2002.

Steven K. Aldridge, Florence, for appellant.

Bill Pryor, atty. gen., and Melissa K. Atwood, asst. atty. gen., for appellee.

McMILLAN, Presiding Judge.

AFFIRMED BY UNPUBLISHED MEMORANDUM.

COBB, SHAW, and WISE, JJ., concur.

BASCHAB, J., dissents, with opinion.

BASCHAB, Judge, dissenting.

I must respectfully dissent from the majority's unpublished memorandum. The record in this case does not indicate that the trial court ever advised the appellant about the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, as required by Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975). Therefore, we should reverse the trial court's judgment and remand this case for a new trial. See Farid v. State, 720 So.2d 998 (Ala.Crim. App.1998); Hairgrove v. State, 680 So.2d 946 (Ala.Crim.App.1995).