Legal Opinion
Joseph Anthony Meeks v. Walter Craven, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1973No. 72-2221PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Joseph Anthony Meeks challenged by way of habeas corpus in the district court two California convictions. The causes were combined below, and have been combined on appeal. While the appeal raises a number of questions, only one requires extended discussion.
Meeks asserts that he was denied the right to act as his own lawyer at his preliminary hearing and at his trial in case No. 44099. At his preliminary hearing, Meeks clearly demanded the right to proceed pro se, and he was allowed to do so. The judge, however, appointed counsel to sit with Meeks and to aid in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Raphael PlattnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States ex rel. Maldonado v. DennoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- John Richard Bayless v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Trunnell Levett Price, and Arnold Lewis CoffeyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by66 opinions
- People v. MarshallCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
- United States v. Odell BennettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Benjamin Adams v. Midge Carroll, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. J. Joseph Kennedy, United States of America v. Robert J. Myers, United States of America v. Lawrence F. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Calvin Lyniol RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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