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accused manages his own defense in Missouri

6 Missouri opinions name it 2 courts 2006–2016 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Missouri 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.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Wilkins v. Stategreen
moctapp · 2010 · cited in 2 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2013–2015
2 sentences

2015We disagree. “[W]hen an accused manages his own defense, he relinquishes, as a purely factual matter, many of the traditional benefits associated with the right to counsel.” Wilkins v. State, 308 S.W.3d 778, 783 (Mo.App.S.D.2010) (citation omitted).

2013However, “[w]hen an accused manages his own defense, he relinquishes, as a purely factual matter, many of the traditional benefits associated with the right to counsel.” Wilkins v. State, 308 S.W.3d 778, 783 (Mo.App.

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Faretta v. Californiagreen
scotus · 1975 · cited in 5 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2006–2016
2 sentences

2016“When an accused manages his own defense, he relinquishes, as a purely factual matter, many of the traditional benefits associated with the right to counsel.” Id. at 835, 95 S.Ct. 2525 .

2010At the outset we note that “[w]hen an accused manages his own defense, he relinquishes, as a purely factual matter, many of the traditional benefits associated with the right to counsel.” Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 835 , 95 S.Ct. 2525 , 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975).

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State v. Tylergreen
moctapp · 1981 · cited in 1 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010For example, “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.’ ” Id. at 834 n. 46, 95 S.Ct. 2525 ; see State v. Tyler, 622 S.W.2d 379, 385 (Mo.App.1981) (holding that Faretta, 422 U.S. at 834 , 95 S.Ct. 2525 , “does not guarantee [a] defendant that his self-representation must be effective and, indeed, warns that a defendant who conducts his own defense relinquishes many benefits associated with the right of counsel”).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Missouri. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Johnson v. Zerbst green
scotus · 1938
2 sentences

2016“For this reason, in order to represent himself, the accused must ‘knowingly and intelligently’ forgo those relinquished benefits.” Id. (quoting Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464-65 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938)).

2016“For this reason, in order to represent himself, the accused must ‘knowingly and intelligently’ forgo those relinquished benefits.” Id. (quoting Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464-65 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938)).

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Statutes the citing opinions construe

MO § Mo. Rev. Stat. § 600.051 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

TX 15 (1976–2019) AL 12 (1987–2011) OH 10 (1992–2022) CA 9 (1977–2025) IL 9 (1992–2021) MO 6 (2006–2016) IA 6 (1986–2024) MS 5 (2009–2014) MD 5 (1979–2010) SD 3 (1986–2025) CT 3 (1997–2014) AR 3 (1989–2016) IN 3 (1978–1988) FL 3 (1988–2006) ID 3 (1985–2025) NC 3 (2020–2026) NV 2 (2009–2017) WA 2 (1978–2015) KY 2 (2017–2020) MT 2 (1980–2022) SC 2 (2002–2007) LA 2 (2016–2022)

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.

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