1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 487 F.2d
  5. 487 F.2d 1218 (1973)
 

UNITED STATES v. WOODS

No. 73-1694.

487 F.2d 1218 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis Albert WOODS, a/k/a Rashid Wood, a/k/a Milton Woodard, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Bankoff, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

William J. Schloth, U. S. Atty., O. Hale Almand, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, DYER and GEE, Circuit Judges.

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Woods was convicted in a jury trial of escaping from the custody of the Attorney General of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 751. In this appeal, the central issue is whether the trial court's action in requiring Woods to stand trial without benefit of counsel, after discharging Woods' court-appointed attorney at Woods' request, was violative of his Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel. Woods also contends that his...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases