Legal Opinion
Christopher v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 19, 2007No. 11, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice.
The defendant-appellant, Philip A. Christopher (“Christopher”), appeals from his judgments of conviction in the Superior Court for Assault First Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. Christopher has raised one issue in this direct appeal. Christopher argues that the Superior Court violated his Sixth Amendment right to self-representation. 1 We have concluded that argument is without merit. Accordingly, the judgments of the Superior Court must be affirmed.
Facts
On March 14, 2006, Christopher, Ed Davis, and Paul Brown were drinking at their…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Willie James Brown v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Odell BennettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Leroy Buhl v. Mr. Cooksey, Warden Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2012
- Christopher v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
- State v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Delaware · 2016