United States Ninth Circuit

Held that a criminal defendant had the Sixth Amendment right to demand that counsel not present an insanity defense. The defendant had strongly objected to being defended in that manner, and now contended that he was entitled to a new trial because his wishes were not respected. Agreeing with him, the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded for a new trial, describing the issue as one of first impression.

Appellate Information

• Published 2019/03/14

Judges

• Hawkins

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel