Legal Opinion

State v. Lambert

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 5, 1976No. 20214PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ness, justice:

Billy Wayne Lambert, twenty-three years old with a seventh grade education, plead guilty to burglary and was ¡sentenced to nine years imprisonment. He now appeals the acceptance of his plea on various grounds. . We affirm. -

First, he contends that the court erred in accepting his plea, because he- did not have counsel. The record reflects that the trial judge, after being advised by the solicitor that appellant had stated he did not desire counsel and wished to plead guilty, asked appellant:

' “Q. You understand that the Court will appoint an attorney for you if you want me to ?

“A…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. BallardOhio Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Roddy v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  3. Dover v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  4. Jeter v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
  5. State v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977

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