Theodore Streater v. Bill Duncan Attorney General of the State of California

24 F.3d 249 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Theodore STREATER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bill DUNCAN; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-55273. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 5, 1994. * Decided April 20, 1994. Before: HALL, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Theodore Streater, a California State prisoner, sought habeas corpus relief from the district court on his claims that he was denied the right to represent himself, was denied due process because of the presence of a plainclothes sheriffs deputy between him and his counsel, and was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel. The district court denied his petition and he appealed. We affirm. 3 A. Self-Representation. 4 The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution does, indeed, guarantee a defendant the right to represent himself if he voluntarily and intelligently elects to do so. Faretta v.…