unequivocal-request

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-7904 Vladimir Duarte v. New York New York 2022-05-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process faretta-standard faretta-v-california self-representation sincerity sixth-amendment unequivocal-request waiver-of-counsel When a defendant makes an "unequivocal" request for self-representation, the court must, under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 835-836 (1975), pe…