Legal Opinion
McKaskle v. Wiggins
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 23, 1984No. 82-1135PublishedCited by 2,001 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
In Faretta v. California, 422 U. S. 806 (1975), this Court recognized a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to conduct his own defense. The Court also held that a trial court may appoint “standby counsel” to assist the pro se defendant in his defense. Today we must decide what role standby counsel who is present at tri,al over the defendant’s objection may play consistent with the protection of the defendant’s Faretta rights.
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Carl Edwin Wiggins was convicted of robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment as a recidivist. His conviction was set aside because of a defective indictment. When…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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