McCORMICK v. ADAMS

No. 09-15546.

621 F.3d 970 (2010)

William Henry McCORMICK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Darrell G. ADAMS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 3, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric M. Weaver, Esq. , Albany, CA, for petitioner-appellant William Henry McCormick.

Mark A. Johnson, Esq. , Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for respondent-appellee Darrell Adams.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, J. CLIFFORD WALLACE and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge:

McCormick is a prisoner in the custody of the California Department of Corrections. He waived his right to counsel and represented himself at trial. McCormick now contends, however, that his waiver of counsel was not knowing and voluntary. The California Court of Appeal, the last state court to render a reasoned decision regarding McCormick's right-to-counsel claim, held that there was no constitutional violation.

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