U.S. v. SMITH

Nos. 89-5547, 89-5548.

907 F.2d 42 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benjamin Charles SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis DeFalaise, U.S. Atty., John M. Compton, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

Trisha Zeller James, James & James, Louisville, Ky., Benjamin Charles Smith, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellant.

Before KENNEDY and BOGGS, Circuit Judges, and HULL, Chief District Judge.


HULL, Chief District Judge.

Arguing that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court violated his sixth and fourteenth amendment rights by denying him access to the legal material and facilities necessary for self-representation, the appellant in this case appeals the Judgment and Commitment Order entered after a jury verdict of guilty was returned against him on an escape charge. The issue in this case is whether a defendant who voluntarily waives his...

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