Topic: it is well settled that waiver of counsel must be clear and… · Go Syfert
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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 22 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Burton.

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1 People v. Burton Anchor
ill · 1998
green “it is well settled that waiver of counsel must be clear and unequivocal, not ambiguous.” 6
2 People v. Barner
illappct · 2007
green “by choosing to testify, a defendant puts his credibility on the line.” 4
3 People v. Murdock
illappct · 2001
green “because the officer activated his overhead emergency lights and siren, defendant should have known that the pursuer was a police officer and the purpose of the statute would be fulfilled by upholding the conviction.” 4
4 People v. LeFlore
illappct · 2013
green “his degree of legal sophistication made it evident that he was aware of the information that compliance with the rule would have conveyed.” 4
5 People v. Williams
illappct · 2016
green “although the statute may be read to mandate that the officer must be in uniform before the defendant can be charged with fleeing and eluding a police officer, here the goal of the statute is plainly met by defendant's pulling over in the first place.” 4

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