Legal Opinion

Gould v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 26, 1976No. 51793PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction for aggravated assault. Held:

1. An enumeration of error complaining of the admission of certain evidence to which no objection was interposed is without merit.

2. It is contended that permitting the defendant to represent himself violated his constitutional right to counsel.

The United States Supreme Court has recently held: "The Sixth Amendment as made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth guarantees that a defendant in a state criminal trial has an independent constitutional right of self-representation and that he may proceed to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Taylor v. RickettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Department of Public Safety v. MaplesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Taylor v. RickettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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