Fifth Circuit· 3/10/2008
United States v. Cano
Citations
- 519 F.3d 512
- 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5073
- 2008 WL 623998
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Accordingly, we AFFIRM the con- viction, VACATE the sentence, and REMAND for re-sentencing after a Faretta hearing.”
- holding defendant may waive right to counsel through subsequent conduct
- finding Faretta satisfied by a motion in which the defendant asked to \relieve or dismiss his counsel” and \invoke[d] his Constitutional Right to Self-Representation as to the matters before the court”
- applying de novo review to determine whether request was clear and unequivocal
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Judges: Higginbotham, Davis, Smith
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