Oliver v. Zimmerman

OPINION OF THE COURT

In this appeal from a denial of federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, a state prisoner raises a number of questions relating to the conduct of his state trial where he was convicted of attempted burglary of a bank, criminal trespass, attempted theft and a summary offense of criminal mischief. At trial he insisted on proceeding pro se, as is his right, Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), Commonwealth v. Rit-chey, 431 Pa. 269, 245 A.2d 446 (1968), although standby counsel was appointed for appellant and was present during…