Legal Opinion
Skuse v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided February 14, 1986No. A-885PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SINGLETON, Judge.
Donald H. Skuse was convicted of refusal to submit to a chemical test, AS 28.35.-032(a). He appeals, in propria persona. We affirm.
The primary question on appeal is whether the trial court’s denial of Skuse’s re quest that he be represented by a lay person at trial was either (a) a denial of his constitutional right to counsel or (b) an abuse of discretion.
At his arraignment before Magistrate Brigitte McBride, Skuse informed the court that he would be representing himself. He also gave his written consent to trial before a magistrate (in this case, a nonlawyer). 1
Three…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Turner v. American Bar Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1975
- Risher v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Daniel M. Pilla and Jerome Daly v. The American Bar AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Annas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1986
- Ferguson v. State, Department of CorrectionsAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
- Arnett v. BaskousAlaska Supreme Court · 1993
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1987
- Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2005
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