Legal Opinion
Samuel King v. David Bobby, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2006No. 04-3844PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RALPH B. GUY, JR.,
Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Samuel King appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. King pleaded guilty in Ohio state court to a number of state charges. King was not accompanied by an attorney during the plea negotiation, plea hearing, or sentencing hearing, and he claims he was unconstitutionally denied his right to counsel. We find that he did execute a valid waiver of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, and therefore we affirm.
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Samuel King was indicted on April 7, 1999, by an Ohio grand jury for failing to pay child…
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