¶1In Singleton v. State,1we affirmed Rickey Singleton’s conviction. The Supreme Court of Georgia thereafter granted certiorari, vacated our judgment, and remanded for reconsideration of our holding in Division 1 in light of Parks v. McClung,2 Sloan v. Sanders,3 Wharton v. Anderson,4 Larry v. Hicks,5and Jones v. Wharton,6 in which the Supreme Court held that waiver of a constitutional right will not be inferred from a silent record. Held:
¶2Upon reconsideration of Division 1 of our prior decisión7 in light of the above-referenced authorities, we vacate our judgment therein and find that the trial court erred in failing to obtain a knowing and voluntary waiver of appointed counsel from Singleton on the record, effectively denying Singleton his right to trial counsel. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial, adhering to our holdings in Divisions 2 through 12 of our prior opinion,8 as we were not directed to reconsider these and the issues there decided may recur upon any retrial of this case.
