CLAY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which COLE, J., joined.
SILER, J. (pp. 594-96), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Emmett Jones appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Jones sought to represent himself at his state criminal trial. He explained that he wanted to do so in order to have access to files the state would turn over only to his lawyer. The...
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