Legal Opinion
Young v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1982No. 13174PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This is an appeal from a conviction, upon a jury verdict, of robbery with a deadly weapon.
Several days before trial, appellant filed a written motion to represent himself at trial. The motion cited Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), and was accompanied by the deputy public defender’s request to be relieved as counsel.
A hearing on the motion was held before trial. At the beginning of that hearing appellant’s counsel told the judge “Mr. Young desires to represent himself. ...” When asked by the judge why this was so, appellant replied “I want to represent myself or get me an…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Lawrence S. Bittaker v. J. J. EnomotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Baker v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
4Cited by3 opinions
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- Lyons v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1990
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