· 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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