Legal Opinion
Donald Eugene Harding v. Samuel A. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1987No. 86-2057PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
Harding appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 641 F.Supp. 979. He contends that he was not competent to waive his right to counsel at his criminal trial and that his waiver was not made knowingly and intelligently. He also argues that he waived his right to counsel at the recommendation of his attorney, Dan Cooper, and that this advice constitutes per se ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
FACTS
The evidence that Harding brutally and callously murdered two men was overwhelming. District Judge Marquez detailed that…
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