Legal Opinion
State v. Edwards
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1979No. 11111PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLANIGAN, Chief Judge.
A jury found defendant Leo George Edwards guilty of robbery in the first degree (§ 560.120 RSMo 1969) and fixed the punishment at 12 years’ imprisonment. Judgment and sentence were entered on the verdict. Defendant appeals.
Defendant’s first contention is that the trial court erred “in allowing defendant to represent himself at the trial because such act deprived defendant of his right to counsel in that defendant, not having been properly apprised of the pitfalls of self-representation, did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to counsel.”
The instant trial was…
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- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Gary Bowdach, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
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