Legal Opinion

United States v. Ronnie Owen

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 19, 2017No. 16-2521, 16-2611PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Ronnie Lee Owen asserts the revocation of his supervised release and sentence of 24 months imprisonment were in error because his waiver of co.unsel and decision to proceed pro se were invalid. 2 We affirm, concluding the totality of the circumstances reflects Owen made a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent choice to represent himself at the revocation hearing. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (appellate jurisdiction).

I. BACKGROUND

Owen pled guilty in 2010 to knowingly making, uttering, and possessing counterfeit securities in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513(a) and was sentenced to 66…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Jenkins v. WinterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Christopher BoultinghouseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Dennis Eugene Mentzos, IICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. HaymondSupreme Court of the United States · 2019
  2. United States v. Jeremy KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  3. Joseph Stephen v. Cornell SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Paul WinnickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. The-Nimrod SterlingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020

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