Thomas D. Overton v. John Mathes, Warden, Isp

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Iowa inmate Thomas D. Overton appeals the district court’s 1 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 wear leg restraints while representing himself at his criminal trial. We affirm.

Overton was charged with interference with official acts causing bodily injury after he attacked an Iowa State…