Securities Privacy
Can a writ of habeas corpus free a criminal defendant in state criminal proceedings from being restrained by forced appointment of counsel prohibited by Faretta v. California?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Can a writ of habeas corpus free a criminal defendant in state criminal proceedings from being restrained by forced appointment of counsel prohibited by Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), where the Supreme Court of the United States held that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to refuse counsel and represent themselves in state criminal proceedings? 2. Can a writ of habeas corpus free a criminal defendant in state criminal proceedings from being restrained under threat of incarceration or submission to a competency evaluation? 3. Can a writ of habeas corpus free a criminal defendant in state criminal proceedings from being restrained by a judge who failed to recuse on a meritorious motion to disqualify? 4. Can a writ of habeas corpus free a criminal defendant in state criminal proceedings from being restrained by excessive bail? ;