United States v. Virgil

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• recognizing that a defective waiver colloquy, as opposed to a defective waiver, may be subject to a harmless error analysis
• holding that Faretta violations, whether at trial or sentencing, are per se harmful and therefore not subject to harmless error analysis and noting that -8- “every other circuit to consider the issue” does not apply harmless error analysis to Faretta violations
• “The presence of a ‘standby counsel’ is not enough to fulfill the Sixth Amendment requirement when a defendant requests counsel.”

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