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6 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 1991–2016 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Iowa courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Faretta v. Californiagreen2 sentences2016Cf. State v. Johnson, 756 N.W.2d 682, 688 (Iowa 2008) (discussing right to self-representation and quoting Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 , 834 n.46 (1975) (“[A] defendant who elects to represent himself cannot 11 thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a denial of ‘effective assistance of counsel.’”)). 2014This is because the right to self-represent is simultaneously a relinquishment of the right to counsel and “a defendant who elects to represent himself cannot thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a denial of ‘effective assistance of counsel.’” See Faretta, 422 U.S. at 833 4 n.46; accord Martin, 608 N.W.2d at 450 . | 4 | 5 |
State v. Johnsongreen2 sentences2016Cf. State v. Johnson, 756 N.W.2d 682, 688 (Iowa 2008) (discussing right to self-representation and quoting Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 , 834 n.46 (1975) (“[A] defendant who elects to represent himself cannot 11 thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a denial of ‘effective assistance of counsel.’”)). 2016“These rights are mutually exclusive . . . .” Id. “[A] defendant who elects to represent himself cannot thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a denial of ‘effective assistance of counsel.’” State v. 3 Martin, 608 N.W.2d 445, 450 (Iowa 2000) (citation omitted). | 1 | 2 |
State v. Ratergreen2 sentences2000Before a trial court accepts the defendant's request to proceed pro se, the court must make the defendant "aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, so that the record will establish that `he knows what he is doing and his choice is made with eyes open.'" Faretta, 422 U.S. at 835 , 95 S.Ct. at 2541 , 45 L.Ed.2d at 582 (quoting Adams v. United States, 317 U.S. 269, 279 , 63 S.Ct. 236, 242 , 87 L.Ed. 268, 275 (1942)); accord Rater, 568 N.W.2d at 658 . "[A] defendant who elects to represent himself cannot thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a d 2000Before a trial court accepts the defendant’s request to proceed pro se, the court must make the defendant “aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, so that the record will establish that ‘he knows what he is doing and his choice is made with eyes open.’ ” Faretta, 422 U.S. at 835 , 95 S.Ct. at 2541 , 45 L.Ed.2d at 582 (quoting Adams v. United States, 317 U.S. 269, 279 , 63 S.Ct. 236, 242 , 87 L.Ed. 268, 275 (1942)); accord Rater, 568 N.W.2d at 658 . “[A] defendant who elects to represent himself cannot thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a | 1 | 2 |
State v. Martingreen1 sentence2014This is because the right to self-represent is simultaneously a relinquishment of the right to counsel and “a defendant who elects to represent himself cannot thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a denial of ‘effective assistance of counsel.’” See Faretta, 422 U.S. at 833 4 n.46; accord Martin, 608 N.W.2d at 450 . | 1 | 1 |
Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCanngreen2 sentences2000Before a trial court accepts the defendant’s request to proceed pro se, the court must make the defendant “aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, so that the record will establish that ‘he knows what he is doing and his choice is made with eyes open.’ ” Faretta, 422 U.S. at 835 , 95 S.Ct. at 2541 , 45 L.Ed.2d at 582 (quoting Adams v. United States, 317 U.S. 269, 279 , 63 S.Ct. 236, 242 , 87 L.Ed. 268, 275 (1942)); accord Rater, 568 N.W.2d at 658 . “[A] defendant who elects to represent himself cannot thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a 2000Before a trial court accepts the defendant’s request to proceed pro se, the court must make the defendant “aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, so that the record will establish that ‘he knows what he is doing and his choice is made with eyes open.’ ” Faretta, 422 U.S. at 835 , 95 S.Ct. at 2541 , 45 L.Ed.2d at 582 (quoting Adams v. United States, 317 U.S. 269, 279 , 63 S.Ct. 236, 242 , 87 L.Ed. 268, 275 (1942)); accord Rater, 568 N.W.2d at 658 . “[A] defendant who elects to represent himself cannot thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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State v. Spencer
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2 sentences2000In State v. Spencer, 519 N.W.2d 357 , 360 n. 1 (Iowa 1994), we pointed the bench and bar to a model inquiry for determining a knowing and intelligent waiver of counsel. 2000In State v. Spencer, 519 N.W.2d 357 , 360 n. 1 (Iowa 1994), we pointed the bench and bar to a model inquiry for determining a knowing and intelligent waiver of counsel. | 1 | 2000–2000 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.