Legal Opinion
Robert Golden, Jr. v. Lanson Newsome, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1985No. 83-8858PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNNE, District Judge:
This appeal from the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief presents a novel question of constitutional law: does a criminal defendant who escapes during trial automatically waive his Sixth Amendment right to be represented by counsel at subsequent stages of the criminal proceeding? The court below found that the appellant’s escape during trial did amount to an implied waiver of his right to be represented by counsel at sentencing, and therefore refused to vacate a state court sentence handed down with neither appellant nor his counsel present at the sentencing…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by43 opinions
- United States v. Jackie McLeodCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Benjamin Stanley, Rufus Paul HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- United States v. Juan M. Gordon, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Pamela D. Green, Cross-Appellant v. Dorothy J. Arn, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- John Wayne Holsomback v. J.D. White, Warden, Attorney General of the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
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