HARDING v. LEWIS

No. 86-2057.

834 F.2d 853 (1987)

Donald Eugene HARDING, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francisco Leon, Tucson, Ariz., for petitioner-appellant.

Jack Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Phoenix, Ariz., for respondent-appellee.

Before POOLE and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and DIMMICK, District Judge.


BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Harding appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 641 F.Supp. 979. He contends that he was not competent to waive his right to counsel at his criminal trial and that his waiver was not made knowingly and intelligently. He also argues that he waived his right to counsel at the recommendation of his attorney, Dan Cooper, and that this advice constitutes per se ineffective...

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