Eleventh Circuit· 2/23/2011

Gill v. Mecusker

Citations

633 F.3d 1272
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 3486
2011 WL 609844

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holding state court’s adjudication of Faretta claim entitled to deference because invocation of right to self-representation was equivocal and the petitioner’s conduct suggested a waiver of his Faretta rights
holding state court’s adjudication of Faretta claim entitled to deference because invocation of right to self- representation was equivocal and the petitioner’s conduct indicated a waiver of his Faretta rights
examining whether a summary state appellate decision was entitled to AEDPA deference even though the trial court’s ruling was “based on potentially flawed reasoning”
focusing on the “state court’s ultimate conclusion” instead of “the reasoning that led to th[at] result”
explaining that the defendant’s vacillation made his request for self-representation equivocal
questioning whether the state court’s ultimate determination rests on a sufficient factual basis apart from erroneous factual finding

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Judges: Tjoflat, Hill, Alarcón

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