Legal Opinion
Beatty v. Caruso
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2003No. 01-1292PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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GIBBONS,. Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellee Frank Charles Beatty was convicted of larceny in Michigan state court. After dismissing two court-appointed appellate attorneys, Beatty proceeded pro se in his appeal, which was unsuccessful. Beatty then filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The district court granted the petition, finding that Beatty had not validly waived his right to appellate counsel. In view of Beatty’s written requests to proceed without counsel after he had asked…
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