Legal Opinion
Stanley Carl Rhinehart v. J. B. Gunn, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1981No. 80-5330PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:
In 1970, Rhinehart was convicted in the California state court of two counts of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. The California Supreme Court affirmed but, consistent with court policy at that time, reduced the sentence of death to a sentence of life imprisonment. People v. Rhinehart, 9 Cal.3d 139, 107 Cal.Rptr. 34, 507 P.2d 642 (1973). One of the issues raised on that appeal was Rhinehart’s claim that he had improperly been denied the right to represent himself. The California Supreme Court held that there had been no abuse of discretion and rejected…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- People v. McDanielCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- John Richard Bayless v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Wilmot v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Anthony Paul Maxwell v. G. W. Sumner, Warden, San Quentin PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Willie Lee Richmond v. James RickettsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Bruce McGregor Davis, and v. Paul J. Morris, Warden, AndCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. James David KimmelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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