Legal Opinion
Patton v. State
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided February 6, 2019No. CR-18-224PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtRobert J. Gladwin, Judge
On February 7, 2018, Adam Patton was convicted in the Desha County Circuit Court of rape and incest.1 On appeal, he argues that the circuit court violated his Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel. We affirm.
I. Procedural History
Appellant was charged by information filed on August 19, 2016, with the rape of his son, JP. The information was amended on May 16, 2017, to include three counts of rape and two counts of incest involving the same victim.
At the pretrial hearing on September 18, 2017, the circuit court granted defense counsel's motion to withdraw, which was based on…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Burmingham v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Oliver v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Christopher Rice v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2022