Legal Opinion

United States v. Garrett Brock Trapnell

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 24, 1975No. 74-2122PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Following a trial by jury, appellant was convicted of conspiring to kidnap a foreign official in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a)(4) and 1201(c). 1 The appellant was permitted to represent himself, although the court, pursuant to appellant’s request, appointed an attorney ad-visor to assist appellant during the trial. 2 Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the court erred in failing to assist him during the course of the trial.

This court has held that a defendant’s right to proceed pro se is a “right of constitutional dimension”. United States v. Price, 474 F.2d 1223, 1226…

3Cases cited7 opinions

Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
The United States of America v. Ronald Paul DujanovicCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
United States v. CassiagnolCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
United States v. Trunnell Levett Price, and Arnold Lewis CoffeyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
L. M. Smith, Also Known as Laurence M. Smith, and Earl C. Corey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962

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4Cited by31 opinions

Andrew John Walker, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. George W. Sumner, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
United States v. John E. Kenny, Trenton P. Oelberg, and William L. Parker, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
United States v. Richard Clinton AllsupCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
United States v. Victor Ernesto Bosch, United States of America v. Victor Correa GomezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
Erick Orlando Locks v. G.W. Sumner, Warden, California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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