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MARTIN v. WYRICK

No. 77-1625.

568 F.2d 583 (1978)

Frederick J. X. MARTIN, Appellee, v. Donald W. WYRICK, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 3, 1978.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Presson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellant; John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., on brief.

Ronald Hall, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee; David R. Freeman, Kansas City, Mo., on brief.

Frederick J. X. Martin pro se.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and LAY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.

LAY, Circuit Judge.

In Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), decided June 30, 1975, the Supreme Court held that a defendant has a constitutional right of self-representation in the conduct of his or her own defense in a criminal case. The Court declared that a defendant could not be forced to accept court-appointed counsel if a knowing and voluntary waiver of counsel has been made. Frederick...

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