MCDONALD
v.
JOHNSON
MCDONALD
JOHNSON
493 U.S. 843
Supreme Court of the United States (1989)
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United States v. Merlyn A. Yagow, 953 F.2d 427 (8th Cir. 1992)…ht necessarily relinquishes the usual benefits associated with the right to counsel, he must make a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver. Id. at 835, 95 S.Ct. at 2541; United States v. Christian, 861 F. 2d 195, 197 (8th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 843, 110 S.Ct. 131, 107 L.Ed.2d 91 (1989). Although the defendant need not possess a lawyer’s skill and experience to validly elect to represent himself, “he should be made aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, so that the recor…