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· 12/24/1986

Gregory Johnstone v. Walter J. Kelly, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent

Citations

  • 808 F.2d 214
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 36419

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “A request to proceed pro se is not equivocal merely because it is an alternative position, advanced as a fallback to a primary request for different counsel.”
  • “Faretta, imposes no such qualifications on the right to defend pro se.”
  • discussing Faretta, 422 U.S. at 835- 36

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Judges: Van Graafeiland, Meskill, Newman

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