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Submitted August 10, 2010.
Decided October 26, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Stephen A. Schumaker, Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, and Darnell Carter and David Wilson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.
Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Joseph E. Wilhelm, Kathryn L. Sandford, and Jennifer A. Prillo, Assistant Public Defenders, for appellant.
Supreme Court of Ohio.
LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.
{¶ 1} This case involves a defendant's Sixth Amendment request to represent himself, which was denied by the trial judge because the request was viewed as involuntary. Yet the trial judge's bias against and threats to defense counsel created the involuntary nature of defendant's choice. Counsel stated that they could no longer fully represent their client because the judge had made statements against them. This...
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