Where a defendant in a wire-fraud case argued that the district court erred by delaying its decision to revoke his pro se status until the third day of trial, the court did not abuse its discretion because there was ...

Tagged with: Revocation Self Representation

Where a defendant argued that the trial court erred in allowing him to represent himself for charges including resisting arrest, the record showed that the defendant’s waiver of counsel was voluntary, knowing and intelligent, and the court’s inquiry was thorough,  ...

Tagged with: Self Representation Voluntariness Waiver Of Counsel

Where appellant claimed to have a Sixth Amendment and statutory right to proceed pro se when seeking discharge from a civil commitment, the denial of the motion is affirmed because the Sixth Amendment applies only in criminal prosecutions, and the ...

Tagged with: civil commitment Self Representation Sixth Amendment

Where a defendant argued that a trial court erred in accepting his request to waive counsel and represent himself pro se, the record showed that the waiver of the right to counsel was knowing and voluntary, and the court did ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Right To Counsel Self Representation Waiver

State v. Grant (MLW No. 71402/Case No. SD34692 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Self Representation Waiver Of Counsel

U.S. v. LeBeau (MLW No. 70888/Case No. 15-3592 – 28 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Drug Conspiracy Search Self Representation

U.S. v. Owen (MLW No. 70438/Case No. 16-2521 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, C.J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Revocation Hearing Self Representation Supervised Release

U.S. v. Olivares (MLW No. 69986/Case No. 15-2239 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)

Tagged with: Competency Criminal Law discovery Self Representation

U.S. v. Smith (MLW No. 69480/Case No. 15-2457 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Denial Of Right Improper Argument Self Representation

State v. Kunonga (MLW No. 68972/Case No. WD77357 – 38 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Plain Error Self Representation Waiver

State v. Nelson (MLW No. 68109/Case No. SD32259 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, J.)

Tagged with: child molestation Criminal Law Self Representation