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COM. v. EL

No. 38 EAP 2008

977 A.2d 1158 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Khaddfi EL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester Roy Zipris, Ellen T. Greenlee, Thomas C. Gray, Karl Baker, and Peter Rosalsky, Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, for El Khaddfi.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Com. of PA.

Before: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice GREENSPAN.

This appeal concerns a criminal defendant's request to represent himself at trial and the trial court's obligations in resolving such requests. We affirm.

In October 2005, Philadelphia Police observed Appellant Khaddfi El conduct a cocaine transaction on the street. Appellant was arrested on drug charges and a non-jury trial was scheduled for November 14, 2005. Appellant, asserting that police lacked probable cause...

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