What is the test for a federal judge to grant a defendant's right to counsel?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Luong, NO. CR-99-433-01 WBS (E.D. Cal. 2015):
his right to counsel.") "It is the solemn duty of a federal judge before whom a defendant appears without counsel to make a thorough inquiry and to take all steps necessary to insure the fullest protection of this constitutional right at every stage of the proceedings." Von Moltke v. Gillies, 332 U.S. 708, 722 (1948).
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