State v. Jimmy Littlejohn

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals The State, Respondent, v. Jimmy Lee Littlejohn, Appellant. Appeal From Cherokee County J. Mark Hayes, II, Circuit Court Judge Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-199 Submitted March 1, 2010 – Filed March 12, 2010 AFFIRMED Senior Appellate Defender Joseph Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Jimmy Lee Littlejohn appeals his convictions for first-degree burglary and second-degree arson, arguing the trial court erred in failing to obtain a valid waiver of his right to counsel. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authority: Wroten v. State, 301 S.C. 293, 294, 391 S.E.2d 575, 576 (1990) ("If the record demonstrates the defendant's decision to represent himself was made with an understanding of the risks of self-representation, the requirements of a voluntary waiver will be satisfied."). AFFIRMED.[1] HUFF, THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur. [1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.