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· 12/7/1973

United States v. Louis Albert Woods, A/K/A Rashid Wood, A/K/A Milton Woodard

Citations

  • 487 F.2d 1218
  • 1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 6600

How courts have described this case

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  • trial court has responsibility to make inquiry of defendant and appointed counsel concerning defendant's claim of lack of preparation
  • trial court has responsibility to make inquiry of defendant and appointed counsel concerning defendant’s claim of lack of preparation
  • refusal to accept representation by court appointed counsel did not constitute waiver under the facts of the case
  • conviction reversed for failure to inquire into defendant’s allegation that counsel was unprepared

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Judges: Dyer, Gee, Godbold

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