United States Seventh Circuit

The Constitution does not require a trial court to question a defendant sua sponte in order to ensure that his decision not to testify was undertaken knowingly and intelligently, unless there is some indication that the defendant has been prevented from exercising that right.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/02/2001
• Decided 07/18/2001
• Published 07/18/2001

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Theodore Chung (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, Plaintiff-Appellee., Michael B. Cohen (DNA) (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.