Faretta v. California
422 U.S. 806 (1975) Cited 12,558 times 23 Legal AnalysesHolding that a defendant's right to self-representation was denied when he made his requests "weeks before trial" without any indication that the defendant was required to reassert his request during the trial
Section 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments
18 U.S.C. § 1956 Cited 9,287 times 141 Legal AnalysesDefining “specified unlawful activity” to include, inter alia, controlled substance violations, murder, bribery, smuggling, various forms of fraud, concealment of assets, various environmental offenses, and health care offenses