Edward Allen McElroy v. United States
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Where a defendant is charged in federal court with possession and production of child pornography, the maximum punishment for which carries a lifetime term of supervised release that must follow the term of imprisonment, and where the defendant wishes to represent himself under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), is his waiver of counsel 'knowing and intelligent' when, during the Faretta colloquy, the district court fails to advise him about the meaning and effect of 'supervised release'?
QUESTION PRESENTED Where a defendant is charged in federal court with possession and production of child pornography, the maximum punishment for which carries a lifetime term of supervised release that must follow the term of imprisonment, and where the defendant wishes to represent himself under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), is his waiver of counsel “knowing and intelligent” when, during the Faretta colloquy, the district court fails to advise him about the meaning and effect of “supervised release’’? ii