Legal Opinion
Bruce McGregor Davis v. Paul J. Morris, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1981No. 80-5695PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Davis was convicted in California in 1972 of two counts of first degree murder and of one count of conspiracy to commit murder and robbery. He was sentenced to concurrent life sentences with the judge’s recommendation that he not be released during his lifetime unless the California Adult Authority was convinced that he would not be a danger to the community.
We have reviewed the arguments raised by Davis and find them to be unpersuasive. We restrict our discussion to the single issue of his right to represent himself at his trial. When he sought to assert this right at…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. McDanielCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- The United States of America v. Ronald Paul DujanovicCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Lawrence S. Bittaker v. J. J. EnomotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Frederick J. X. Martin v. Donald W. WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. James David KimmelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Anthony Paul Maxwell v. G. W. Sumner, Warden, San Quentin PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Stanley Carl Rhinehart v. J. B. Gunn, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Bruce McGregor Davis, and v. Paul J. Morris, Warden, AndCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. James David KimmelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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