MCGEE

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Warner, 428 F.2d 730 (8th Cir. 1970)
  …ndigent accused desires the government to furnish him a lawyer. If the accused answers “no,” that will suffice. I cannot believe this kind of cursory examination fulfills a trial judge’s obligation under the Constitution. See McGee v. United States, 355 U.S. 17, 78 S.Ct. 64, 2 L.Ed.2d 23 (1957).1 Even an educated and intelligent individual, unless he is trained in the law, has little understanding as to what a trial involves: the testing of an indictment, the skill in selecting a fair jury, the rules of p…
• Asa Hurrial Minor, Jr. v. United States, 375 F.2d 170 (8th Cir. 1967)
  …guilty unless he had the opinion of a lawyer on such questions of law as might arise if he did not admit his guilt.” Ibid. The United States Supreme Court reversed per curiam, ordering a further [*178] hearing on all issues. McGee v. United States, 355 U.S. 17, 78 S.Ct. 64, 2 L.Ed. 2d 23 (1958). The Supreme Court’s decision in McGee was followed by the 6th Circuit in Vellky v. United States, 279 F. 2d 697, 699 (6th Cir. 1960). Cf. United States v. Kniess, 264 F. 2d 353 (7th Cir. 1959); United States v. W…
• United States v. Kniess, 264 F.2d 353 (7th Cir. 1959)
  …Both sides have referred to United States v. McGee, 7 Cir., 242 F. 2d 520. We have not considered the holding in that case or the language in the opinion as that judgment has been vacated by the Supreme Court in a one-paragraph per curiam opinion. 355 U.S. 17, 78 S.Ct. 64, 2 L.Ed.2d 23. Defendant’s first brief was prepared pro se. The printed reply brief was prepared by Zeamore A. Ader, Esq., of the Chicago Bar, court-appointed counsel. We express our appreciation for the able services rendered by Mr. A…