United States Eighth Circuit

In a case challenging enhanced sentencing based on misdemeanors in which defendant was unrepresented, the sentence imposed is affirmed as not violating the Sixth Amendment right to counsel where: 1) two of the four misdemeanors considered did not include incarceration; and 2) plaintiff waived counsel in the remaining two misdemeanor matters.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/05/2008
• Published 09/05/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before SMITH and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBAUM, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Omar Greene, AFPD, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael D. Johnson, AUSA, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.