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SCOTT v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 78-4-Civ-Oc.

475 F.Supp. 170 (1979)

James Robert SCOTT, Jr., Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, State of Florida, Respondent.

United States District Court, M. D. Florida, Ocala Division.

Judge Scott's Order April 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Belz, Florida Legal Services, Inc., Prison Project, Gainesville, Fla., for petitioner.

William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent.

OPINION

CHARLES R. SCOTT, Senior District Judge.

This is a habeas corpus case in which petitioner, James Robert Scott, Jr., contends that the trial court's refusal to allow him to defend pro se was error of constitutional magnitude. The case was referred to the Honorable Harvey E. Schlesinger, United States Magistrate, for findings of fact and conclusions of law. After an evidentiary hearing was held, the Magistrate issued his report on February 22, 1979...

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