GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. CHARLES

No. 94-7638.

72 F.3d 401 (1995)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Dale CHARLES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Ronald Jennings, United States Attorney, Audrey Thomas-Francis (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellee.

Thurston T. McKelvin, Federal Public Defender, Stephen A. Brusch (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellant.

Before: STAPLETON, LEWIS and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

Dale Charles appeals from his convictions for murder in the first degree and for possession of a knife with intent to use it unlawfully. He raises three challenges to his convictions. First, Charles argues that he did not voluntarily and intelligently waive his right to counsel when the district court, after a hearing, granted Charles' request to represent himself at trial. Second, Charles asserts that the district...

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