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· 10/31/1989

United States v. Larry A. Turnbull

Citations

  • 888 F.2d 636
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 16278
  • 1989 WL 128507

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that defendant must knowingly and intelligently waive his right to counsel before he assumes any of the “core functions” of counsel
  • holding that “counsel” means “attorney” under the Sixth Amendment
  • “If the defendant assumes any of the ‘core functions’ of the lawyer ... the hybrid scheme is acceptable only if the defendant has voluntarily waived counsel.”

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Judges: Aldisert, Wright, Beezer

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