Legal Opinion
William Allen Marshall v. Don Taylor, Warden Attorney General of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 13, 2005No. 03-56836PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
William Allen Marshall appeals the district court’s denial of his writ of habeas corpus for an alleged violation of Faretta v. California. 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Marshall asked to represent himself on the morning of his state court trial. The state trial court denied his request on the impermissible ground that Marshall lacked the requisite skill and knowledge to represent himself. The California Court of Appeal affirmed on the proper ground that Marshall’s request was untimely. Marshall now contends (1) that the court of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Billy Russell Clark v. Tim MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- People v. WindhamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Stenson v. LambertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- People v. LynchCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
- Thomas Hill v. Cindi CurtinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
- Byrd v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Wood v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
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