Legal Opinion

State v. Roberts

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 3, 2005PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*584ORDER

Appellant was sentenced to death on October 22, 2003. The case is now before this Court on direct appeal. Joseph Savitz and Robert M. Dudek, of the Office of Appellate Defense, serve as counsel for appellant. They served and filed the initial brief on February 22, 2005.

Appellant now moves to proceed pro se, arguing the warden and appellate counsel are acting to deny him access to the courts. He maintains he does not want the assistance of attorneys from the Office of Appellate Defense and that he “rejected” them prior to their filing the initial brief and continues to reject them and any…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Cormier v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  5. State v. SimsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991

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3Cited by1 opinion

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