RHODES v. DITTMANN

No. 14-1741.

783 F.3d 669 (2015)

Joel RHODES, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Michael A. DITTMANN, Warden, Columbia Correctional Institution, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian P. Mullins, Attorney, Burke & Mullins, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Damiel J. O'Brien, Assistant Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


Accused of kidnapping and aggravated battery, Joel Rhodes had trouble deciding whether to take advantage of his constitutional right to counsel. After going through several lawyers, he convinced the state court that he wanted to represent himself. But shortly before his trial began in May 2007, he informed the court that he had...

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