STATE v. BETTNEY


529 A.2d 1356 (1987)

STATE of Maine v. Catherine BETTNEY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Aranson, Dist. Atty., Ann Jud (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Portland, for plaintiff.

Catherine Bettney, pro se, (orally).

Schuyler G. Steele (orally), Brown & Steele, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Catherine Bettney appeals from the judgment by the Superior Court (Cumberland County) affirming her conviction by the District Court (Portland) for disorderly conduct, 17-A.M.R.S.A. § 501 (1983). On appeal Bettney contends, as she did in Superior Court, that the District Court denied her the rights of self-representation and effective representation by counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

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