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· 9/28/1990

United States v. Eric N. Unger

Citations

  • 915 F.2d 759
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 17178
  • 1990 WL 139651

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that defendant attacking validity of conviction must show \that he lacked counsel at [a critical] juncture and had not waived his right in such regard\
  • holding district court was free to find defendant's waiver of counsel at arraignment was still in effect at sentencing hearing in the absence of intervening events
  • explaining that the defendant must show, among other things, \that he was entitled to representation at the sentencing phase of the juvenile adjudication\ and that he did not waive that right
  • noting that defendant had previously been \found 'wayward'\
  • assessing constitutionality of prior uncounseled juvenile adjudications for purposes of criminal history scoring
  • the district court was free to find that the defendant's earlier waiver was still in force at the sentencing hearing in the absence of intervening events

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Judges: Selya, Breyer, Van Graafeiland Selya

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