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OVERTON v. MATHES

No. 04-2556.

425 F.3d 518 (2005)

Thomas D. OVERTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John MATHES, Warden, ISP, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 10, 2005.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Eddy, Osceola, IA, for appellant.

Thomas W. Andrews, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, RILEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Iowa inmate Thomas D. Overton appeals the district court's1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Overton argues that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, as required by Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), because the trial judge failed to warn Overton that he would be required to...

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