UNITED STATES v. STEELE

No. 77-5343.

576 F.2d 111 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred STEELE and Howard R. Chasteen, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1978.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Andrew West, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Howard R. Chasteen.

James N. Perry, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Fred Steele.

Patrick H. Molloy, U. S. Atty., James E. Arehart, Asst. U. S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WEICK, LIVELY and MERRITT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The defendants, Steele and Chasteen, appeal their convictions for the offense of transporting stolen goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314. Their major argument on appeal is that the District Court erred by failing to conduct a hearing for the purpose of ascertaining on the record whether the defendants intelligently and voluntarily chose to be jointly represented by the same retained lawyer and by failing to advise the defendants of the potential...

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