UNITED STATES v. RODRIGUEZ VALLEJO

No. 73-1240.

496 F.2d 960 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ernesto RODRIGUEZ VALLEJO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benicio Sanchez Castano, San Juan, P. R., with whom Cesar Andreu Ribas and Benicio Sanchez Rivera, San Juan, P. R., were on brief, for appellant.

Jorge Rios Torres, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Julio Morales Sanchez, U. S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Rodriguez Vallejo appeals from a judgment of conviction for possessing narcotics with intent to distribute and for distribution in violation of 21 U.S. C. § 841(a)(1). The only issue is whether he was denied effective representation of counsel. Rodriguez complains of being forced to trial with original counsel notwithstanding his request, made a day before the scheduled trial, for time...

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