· 1/5/1987
Brock v. Southern Region
Citations
- 808 F.2d 228
- 124 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2297
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- there must be an unequivocal request to defend pro se in order to make denial of the right reversible error
- defendant has unqualified right to represent self prior to start of trial but once trial has begun defendant must show that the prejudice to legitimate interests of defendant overbalances potential disruption of proceedings already in progress
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Judges: Kaufman, Mansfield, Winter
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