Legal Opinion
People v. Holcomb
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1975No. 55048, (Calendar No. 3)PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
Thomas Holly Holcomb was convicted of armed robbery. The Court of Appeals affirmed, but remanded for resentencing.1
Before trial, Holcomb requested that he be allowed to represent himself. The trial court, relying on the Forensic Center psychiatric report that Holcomb was competent to stand trial, denied the motion.
We reverse on the authority of Faretta v Califor*330nia, 422 US 806; 95 S Ct 2525; 45 L Ed 2d 562 (1975),2 where the United States Supreme Court held that a defendant in a criminal case has a Sixth Amendment right to refuse to be represented by a lawyer and to conduct his own defense.
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2Cases cited21 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
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by43 opinions
- People v. TufungaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. WrightMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- People v. DennanyMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. MartinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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