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Parties Involved:
Eldon Philip Anderson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-2251

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Eldon Philip Anderson

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul

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 Submitted: September 20, 2016

Filed: September 23, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Eldon Philip Anderson appeals following the district court’s revocation of his

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supervised release and imposition of a 6-month sentence. Mr. Anderson’s sole

The Honorable Richard H. Kyle, United States District Judge for the District 1

of Minnesota.

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argument on appeal is that the district court committed a Sixth Amendment error by

permitting him to waive his fundamental right to counsel without giving him the

warnings required by Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975). We disagree. The

Sixth Amendment does not apply here. See United States v. Boultinghouse, 784 F.3d

1163, 1171 (7th Cir. 2015) (Sixth Amendment, which grants defendant right to

assistance of counsel at all critical stages of criminal proceeding, does not apply in

hearing convened to decide if supervised release should be revoked). Further, we

find that the district court did not abuse its discretion in accepting Mr. Anderson’s

waiver of his right to counsel in the revocation proceeding, as the totality of the

circumstances reflect that he made a knowing and voluntary choice to proceed on his

own. See id. at 1171-72. The judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir.

R. 47B. 

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