Court of Appeals of Virginia· 3/19/2002

McNair v. Commonwealth

Citations

561 S.E.2d 26
37 Va. App. 687
2002 Va. App. LEXIS 190

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recognizing that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is waived by conduct that is designed “to unreasonably and unjustifiably delay trial” and amounts to an “abuse” of the system
recognizing that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is waived by conduct that is designed “to unreasonably and unjustifiably delay trial” and amounts to an “abuse” of the system
noting that a similar exchange in that case amounted to “clear assertions that [appellant] wanted an attorney to represent him” and that he was, therefore, “constitutionally entitled to the assistance of an attorney at his trial”
“[C]ertain dilatory conduct on the part of a defendant may also be properly viewed as an effective de facto waiver of Sixth Amendment protections.”
“[I]t is clear that certain dilatory conduct on the part of a defendant may also be properly viewed as an effective de facto waiver of Sixth Amendment protections.”

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Judges: Fitzpatrick, Benton, Willis, Elder, Bray, Annunziata, Bumgardner, Frank, Humphreys, Clements, Agee

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