Legal Opinion
Moore v. Calderon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1997No. Nos. 95-99009, 95-99013PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Concurrence by Judge FERGUSON.
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether a writ of habeas corpus should issue when a state court denies a murder defendant’s request to proceed pro se weeks before trial begins.
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Charles Edward Moore, Jr. was charged with the double murder of Robert and Hattie Crumb. On July 22, 1983, the California Superior Court, where Moore’s ease was to be tried, appointed an attorney to represent Moore. The case was set for trial on March 5, 1984. On that date, the prosecutor and defense counsel appeared before the Master Calendar Court…
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