Legal Opinion
James Freeman v. Guy Pierce
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 27, 2017No. 16-1229PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
For over forty years, the Supreme Court has recognized that the Sixth Amendment implicitly entails a right to self-representation. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 819, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975). When Petitioner James Freeman, charged in Illinois state court with kidnapping and murder, filed a motion to proceed pro se, the judge denied his request and found that he did not possess the necessary experience and abilities 1 to represent himself. Freeman ultimately proceeded' to trial with a lawyer and was convicted.
While acknowledging that the right to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brown v. PaytonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Scott Schmidt v. Brian FosterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Rodney Washington v. Gary BoughtonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- August Cassano v. Tim ShoopCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
- People v. RaineyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
- Eric Hodkiewicz v. Chris BuesgenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
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