Legal Opinion
State v. Gaye
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1975No. 36418PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORWIN D. HOUSER, Special Judge.
Tommy Sam Gaye appeals from a conviction and sentence by a jury to 50 years’ confinement on a charge of armed robbery by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon.
Appellant’s main contention is that he was not afforded his Sixth Amendment right to counsel; that he did not waive his right to counsel; that he was totally incapable of representing himself and the court erred in compelling him to do so, and that no evidentiary hearing was conducted to determine his capacity to represent himself.
The State introduced evidence that on August 28, 1973, appellant held up…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Joseph CalabroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States of America Ex Rel. William Davis v. Hon. Daniel McMann Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York,respondent-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. QuinnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. HenriquezNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- State v. RollieMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. EhlersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. MinorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
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