Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Date unavailable
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. ANDREA WILLIAMSON, Defendant-Appellant
Andrea Williamson appealed her conviction for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, arguing the trial court failed to conduct an adequate Faretta hearing and did not obtain a written waiver of counsel. Williamson represented herself pro se at a bench trial, and after multiple probation violations, her suspended sentence was revoked, and she was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The appellate court reversed the trial court's judgment and remanded the case for a new trial, agreeing that the trial court erred on both points.