Legal Opinion
United States v. Harry Veltman, III
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1994No. 93-1761PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Harry Veltman, III appeals from an order of the district court 1 committing him for treatment of mental disease or defect under 18 U.S.C. § 4245 (1988). The sole issue raised on appeal is Veltman’s lack of representation by counsel at the hearing. More specifically, Veltman contends that the magistrate judge 2 made no inquiry into his legal experience or knowledge despite his demonstrated inability to understand the fundamentals of trial procedure. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
A California court convicted Veltman for mailing obscene and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. Gerald Lee PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Alexander StewartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Leroy BakerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- United States of America v. Darrell Theodore Kind, Also Known as Troy SwanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Max Weisberg v. State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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