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IMANI v. POLLARD

No. 14-3407.

826 F.3d 939 (2016)

Rashaad A. IMANI, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William POLLARD, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 22, 2016.

Rehearing En Banc Denied July 29, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew P. LeGrand , Attorney, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jacob J. Wittwer , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

The Sixth Amendment guarantees a mentally competent defendant the right to represent himself in a criminal trial, no matter how foolish that choice may seem. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975). This constitutional right "exists to affirm the dignity...

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