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Rachael Lynn Boehme v. Oregon
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Oregon, No. A181368 · judgment January 29, 2025
Question presented
When trial court would neither agree to relieve defense counsel, even after he took positions that were plainly adverse to his client, nor permit the defendant to proceed pro se, does this constitute reversible error? When court appointed counsel has intentionally failed to act as accused’s “compulsory process for obtaining and presenting witnesses and evidence in her favor” and the court has denied substitution of counsel, is she entitled to act in pro se? Does a trial court err by failing to conduct a meaningful colloquy about defendant's request to represent herself in the face of what the state admits was ineffective assistance of counsel, and then by denying defendant's motion to proceed pro se, without conducting a proper inquiry, does this constitute reversible error?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rachael Lynn Boehme
For respondent
Benjamin Noah Gutman
Oregon Department of Justice
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 31 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 28 2025Waiver of right of respondent State of Oregon to respond filed.
- Jun 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2025)