UNITED STATES v. KARR

No. 83-3120.

742 F.2d 493 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jack W. KARR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Parker, Sally R. Gustafson, Asst. U.S. Attys., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

James Vonasch, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Before PECK, WRIGHT, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Karr appeals from a conviction of conspiracy to make a firearm, 26 U.S.C. § 5861, and to receive stolen explosives, 18 U.S.C. § 842(h). The major issue: do Miranda warnings sufficiently inform an indicted defendant of the right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment to allow an intelligent waiver of that right? We hold that they do, and affirm.

FACTS

Karr was the middleman in an attempted contract killing...

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