United States v. Hakim
Petition for certiorari denied on February 21, 2023
Issue: Whether a defendant"s erroneous pretrial self-representation categorically constitutes structural error, thereby requiring automatic vacatur of the convictions, where the defendant had counsel at trial and did not irretrievably lose any rights or defenses in the interim.
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