UNITED STATES v. RUIZ

No. 75-3249.

533 F.2d 939 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Mincberg, Miami Beach, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Joel C. Fanning, Stephen M. Pave, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DYER, SIMPSON and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 21, 1976.

PER CURIAM:

Ruiz appeals his heroin conviction contending that the refusal of the district court to grant a continuance and counsel's motion for leave to withdraw, was a denial of due process and rendered the trial fundamentally unfair. We affirm.

Ruiz was indicted and arraigned about four months prior to trial. Thereafter, three months prior to trial, his counsel, Estrumsa, was arrested on...

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