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Eighth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief, Finds Arkansas Supreme Court Wrongly Denied Defendant’s Self-Representation Request

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2021 by Dale Chappell published in Criminal Legal News February, 2021, page 44
Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Habeas Corpus, Self-representation. Location: Arkansas.

by Dale Chappell

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the grant of habeas corpus relief on December 18, 2020, agreeing that the Arkansas Supreme Court wrongly denied a defendant’s right to represent himself at trial.

Elliott Finch repeatedly told the state trial court …

 

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