Daniel Ortega v. Michael O'leary, Warden

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• applying harmless error test where court refused to allow defendant to testify even though he asserted his wish to do so during trial
• undertaking a plenary review of the state court’s decision and “[a]ssuming that the trial court improperly denied [the defendant’s] request to testify”
• applying harmless error analysis to the denial of the right to testify
• where defendant has expressed his desire to testify to the court, trial judge should make inquiry
• hold- ing deprivation of the right to testify subject to harmless- error analysis

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