Legal Opinion

Schaeffer v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided January 20, 2012No. S-11-0060PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Justice.

[T1] The appellant, Timothy Paul Schaef-fer, was convicted of one count of aggravated assault and battery. In this appeal from that conviction, the appellant claims he was subjected to numerous errors which affected his right to a fair trial. Finding no error, we will affirm.

ISSUES

[T2] 1. Whether the district court abused its discretion when it did not appoint substitute counsel.

2. Whether the district court denied the appellant his right to self-representation.

3 Whether the appellant was physically restrained excessively during the trial.

4. Whether plain error occurred when…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Wheat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. State v. StensonWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  5. People v. CoxCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Andrew William DeedsWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Cody J. Tingey v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Brian J. Noel v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Hopkins v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2019

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