Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit January 28, 1978, 77-1625 (Frederick J. X. Martin v. Donald W. Wyrick)

LAY, Circuit Judge.

In

Faretta

v.

California,

422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), decided June 30, 1975, the Supreme Court held that a defendant has a constitutional right of self-representation in the conduct of his or her own defense in a criminal case.