Tennessee Supreme Court· 6/28/1976

State v. Burkhart

Citations

541 S.W.2d 365
1976 Tenn. LEXIS 542

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holding that a defendant who is represented by counsel may not simultaneously proceed pro se
stating that a criminal defendant does not have the constitutional right to proceed pro se “and simultaneously . . . be represented by participating counsel”
“The choice is his; he represents himself or he is represented—one or the other, but not both.”
“The choice is his; he represents himself or he is represented—one or the other, but not both.”
a criminal-defendant “may not be forced to accept the service of counsel, and * * * must make a choice between self-representation and representation by counsel”
“[A defendant] does not have a constitutional right under the State or Federal Constitution to participate [pro se] in his own defense and simultaneously to be represented by participating counsel.”

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Judges: Henry, Cooper, Fones, Brock, Harbison

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