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First Circuit· 1/31/1999

United States v. Proctor

Citations

  • 166 F.3d 396
  • 1999 WL 44759

How courts have described this case

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

  • The “last minute timing” of a request could provide a basis for the denial of a request that would pass constitutional scrutiny.
  • trial court can commit reversible constitutional error by denying proper assertion of right to represent oneself
  • The “last minute timing” of a request could provide a basis for the denial of a request that would pass constitutional scrutiny.
  • ‘We repeatedly have held that, in appropriate circumstances, a trial court may force a defendant to choose between proceeding to trial with an unwanted attorney and representing himself.”
  • “[T]he triggering statement in a defendant’s attempt to waive his right to counsel need not be punctilious; rather, the dialogue between the court and the defendant must result in a clear and unequivocal statement.” (emphasis in original)

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Judges: Selya, Coffin, Campbell

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49 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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