UNITED STATES v. ODOM

No. 24494.

423 F.2d 875 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Berlin Acey ODOM, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 21, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Stromer (argued), Mountain View, Cal., for appellant.

David P. Curnow (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before MERRILL, CARTER and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges.


JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Odom was found guilty by a jury of violating the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312. Odom's sole defense at trial was temporary insanity during the critical time of interstate transportation. Odom's primary claim on appeal, where he is now represented by counsel, is that he should not have been permitted to act as his own counsel at trial. We find no merit to this and other claims of error.

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