UNITED STATES v. GAMBINA

No. 77-1353.

564 F.2d 22 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ralph S. GAMBINA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 26, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Freeman, Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant; David Robards, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, Mo., on brief.

J. Whitfield Moody, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee; Ronald S. Reed, Jr., U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., on brief.

Before LAY, HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Ralph S. Gambina was convicted of attempted escape under 18 U.S.C. § 751(a), using a firearm in his attempted escape under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), and assaulting a United States Marshal with a dangerous weapon under 18 U.S.C. § 111 after a jury trial.

The case was tried twice; the first trial resulting in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Gambina proceeded pro se at both trials. However, counsel was appointed...

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