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P. v. Davis
Appellant Ayrianna Davis was charged with a single felony count of attempting to dissuade a witness from prosecuting a crime. (Pen. Code, § 136.1, subd. (b)(2).) On Friday, February 24, 2012, during voir dire of prospective jurors for her trial, the court denied Davis’s motion to represent herself in pro. per. Midday on Monday, February 27, the jury was sworn, and that afternoon it heard the testimony from two prosecution witnesses and Davis’s testimony in her own defense. On February 28, the jury was instructed and commenced deliberations. On the morning of February 29, 2012, it rendered its guilty verdict.
Davis appeals from the judgment on a number of grounds, including her contention that the trial court erred in denying her motion to represent herself at trial. Because we conclude that this error requires reversal of her conviction, it is unnecessary to discuss her other contentions.

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