State v. Fritz

How courts have described this case

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

• pro se cannot use right of self-representation to unjustifiably delay scheduled trial or obstruct orderly administration of justice
• petitioner not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis in frivolous petition for damages of two dollars in allegedly illegal taxes as unfair burden in allocation of judicial resources
• relevant factors include the quality of defense counsel's representation, the reasons for the request, and the potential disruption of the proceedings
• defendant does not have unqualified right of self-representation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

73 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In re the Detention of Turay
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-10-21· cited 217×
• State v. Dennison
  Washington Supreme Court· 1990-11-21· cited 199×
• State v. Luvene
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-10-12· cited 190×
• State v. Cross
  Washington Supreme Court· 2006-03-30· cited 145×
• State v. Smith
  Washington Supreme Court· 1985-10-03· cited 122×
• Jerome M. Armant v. Joe Marquez
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-09-24· cited 117×
• Lewis Donald Fritz v. James Spalding
  Ninth Circuit· 1982-07-27· cited 92×
• In Re the Personal Restraint of Richardson
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-12-29· cited 79×
• State v. Bebb
  Washington Supreme Court· 1987-07-23· cited 77×
• In Re the Personal Restraint of Jeffries
  Washington Supreme Court· 1988-04-07· cited 74×
• State v. Breedlove
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1995-08-25· cited 72×
• State v. Rafay
  Washington Supreme Court· 2009-12-10· cited 71×
• State v. Hahn
  Washington Supreme Court· 1986-10-09· cited 67×
• State v. Curry
  Washington Supreme Court· 2018-08-16· cited 58×
• State v. Sheppard
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1983-11-10· cited 55×
• State v. Vermillion
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2002-08-05· cited 54×
• State v. Chavis
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1982-05-04· cited 47×
• In Re Detention of Turay
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-12-22· cited 46×
• State v. Jessup
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1982-02-22· cited 46×
• State v. Sinclair
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1986-12-31· cited 44×

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Faretta v. California
  Supreme Court· 1975-06-30· cited 11,585×
• Illinois v. Allen
  Supreme Court· 1970-04-06· cited 3,248×
• People v. McDaniel
  California Supreme Court· 1976-02-11· cited 132×
• State v. Kolocotronis
  Washington Supreme Court· 1968-01-25· cited 69×
• People v. Salazar
  California Court of Appeal· 1977-11-09· cited 36×
• People v. Enciso
  California Court of Appeal· 1972-04-20· cited 7×
• State v. Woodall
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1971-12-07· cited 4×