¶1dissenting: I dissent on the sole ground that the court’s requirement that the defendant waive his right to proceed pro se and accept counsel was, in effect, a denial of his right to represent himself. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975).
126 N.H. 631
State v. Barham
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 19, 1985
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · decided 1985-06-19
Relies on Faretta v. California
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1985-06-19
How this case has been cited
Cited by 30 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently January 2019 · most notably Delaware v. Van Arsdall (1986), State v. Carter (1986)
5 federal appellate · 23 state decisions
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