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· 6/28/1976

United States v. Odell Bennett

Citations

  • 539 F.2d 45
  • 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 8307

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that the defendant forfeited his right to self-representation by taking vacillating positions
  • defendant forfeited right to self-representation by vacillating on representation issue until six days before trial
  • defendant forfeited right to self-representation by vacillating on representation issue until six days before trial
  • request for self-representation - 10 - vacillating where defendant repeatedly alternated between requests to represent himself and to serve as cocounsel until six days before case was set for trial
  • defendant forfeited right to self- representation by vacillating on r epresentation issue until six days before trial
  • defendant expressly requested self-representation, but his additional statements rendered his position on self-representation unclear

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Judges: Holloway, McWilliams, Barrett

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