Legal Opinion
Gill v. Mecusker
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 23, 2011No. 08-13773PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:
Marvin C. Gill appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We issued a Certificate of Appealability on the following issue: whether the district court erred in finding that appellant did not “clearly and unequivocally” assert his desire to represent himself, where the state trial court found that appellant attempted to waive his right to counsel but the waiver was not knowing and voluntary. After oral argument and careful review of the record and the briefs filed herein, we conclude that the district court’s…
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