Opinion by Judge O'SCANNLAIN; Concurrence by Judge FERGUSON.
O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether a writ of habeas corpus should issue when a state court denies a murder defendant's request to proceed pro se weeks before trial begins.
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Charles Edward Moore, Jr. was charged with the double murder of Robert and Hattie Crumb. On July 22, 1983, the California Superior Court, where Moore's case was to be tried, appointed an attorney...
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