Legal Opinion
State v. Simon
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 15, 1980No. 63022PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
This defendant appeals from his conviction of willful injury, in violation of section 708.4, The Code 1977,' complaining of the trial court’s refusal to allow him to discharge his court-appointed attorney and to allow him to use the Scott County Bar Association library in the preparation of his defense. We affirm the trial court.
On August 28, 1978, after defendant’s arraignment, he advised the court that he had discharged his attorney and asked that he be allowed to conduct his defense pro se. The court appointed Mark Smith, a local attorney, to assist him in his defense. An…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
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