ADAMS v. CARROLL

No. 88-5631.

875 F.2d 1441 (1989)

Benjamin ADAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Midge CARROLL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Adams, San Luis Obispo, Cal., pro per.

Lauren E. Dana, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before FLETCHER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges, and MUECKE, Senior District Judge.


KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

A criminal defendant's assertion of his sixth amendment right to self-representation must be knowing and intelligent, Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 835, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 2541, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), timely and not for the purpose of delay, United States v. Smith, 780 F.2d 810, 811 (9th Cir.1986) (per curiam), and unequivocal, Armant v. Marquez,

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