Gore v. United States

On this appeal, the convicted defendant charges that he was deprived of his constitutional rights, under the Sixth Amendment, to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

The charge is not well grounded in fact. The district judge appointed a competent attorney to represent appellant, who asked that the court discharge the appointed attorney. He did not ask for a substituted attorney, but expressed a preference to represent himself. Attorneys representing other defendants in the case stated to the court that, with the the consent of appellant, they would stand ready to guard his…