Is a waiver of a federal constitutional right an effective waiver?
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The following excerpt is from Matusiak v. Kelly, 786 F.2d 536 (2nd Cir. 1986):
Nonetheless, the ultimate "question of an effective waiver of a federal constitutional right in a proceeding is ... governed by federal standards," Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. at 243, 89 S.Ct. at 1712, and "the governing standard as to whether a
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