Bruce McGregor Davis, and v. Paul J. Morris, Warden, And

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:

In Davis v. Morris, 657 F.2d 1104 (9th Cir.1981), we considered Davis’ contention that he had been unlawfully denied the right to represent himself at his murder trial in the California state courts in 1972. The district judge, in his opinion denying a writ of habeas corpus, had stressed evidence of the trial judge’s obvious concern for Davis’ ability to represent himself competently in this very serious criminal matter. 487 F.Supp. 651 (D.C.Cal.1980). He also noted that the fear of disruptive activity could well have influenced the trial judge’s decision to deny the…