Whether a trial court violates this Court's requirement that any waiver of counsel be knowing, voluntary and intelligent

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a trial court violates this Court’s requirement that any waiver of counsel be knowing, voluntary and intelligent when it forces a defendant to proceed to trial without counsel, without any forewarning that taking some action, or failing to take some action, will result in the loss of counsel, and in the absence of the court providing some avenue by which a defendant may retain his right to counsel, an issue on which federal and state courts have issued conflicting rulings? i PARTIES The only