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The Miami Times
Miami, Dade County, Florida
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Attorney Howard W. Dixon asks Judge Ben C. Willard to overturn Willie Singletary's 30-year sentence for burglary and assault, alleging denial of counsel, inability to self-defend, and no jury trial; Singletary identified by victims.
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Singletary was convicted of burglary and assault in a trial without a jury. He was identified by two women as the man who broke into their home and struck them.
But Howard W. Dixon, attorney, maintained Wednesday that Singletary had been deprived of his legal rights.
He said that he was not represented by an attorney, that he was not capable of handling his own defense, and that he had been denied a jury trial.
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Attorney Howard W. Dixon requests Judge Ben C. Willard to set aside Willie Singletary's 30-year prison term for burglary and assault convictions, and grant a new trial, claiming Singletary was deprived of legal rights: unrepresented by an attorney, incapable of self-defense, and denied a jury trial. Singletary was identified by two women as the intruder who broke into their home and struck them.