Tennessee Supreme Court· 7/21/1986

State v. Franklin

Citations

714 S.W.2d 252
1986 Tenn. LEXIS 838

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holding that permitting the defendant’s use of “‘hybrid representation’ (that is, simultaneous representation by counsel and pro se)” is within the discretion of the trial court
agreeing with Burkhart that a defendant has no absolute right to make an unsworn statement to the jury
“At no time did [defendant] stand alone against the State’s arsenal of attorneys unassisted by counsel for his defense.”
“appellate court should not redetermine in retrospect and on a cold record how the case could have been better tried”
“appellate court should not redetermine in retrospect and on a cold record how -7- the case could have been better tried”
“appellate court should not redetermine in retrospect and on a cold record how the case could have been better tried”

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Judges: Brock, Cooper, Drowota, Fones, Harbison

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