REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Cochran appeals his conviction for extortion under 18 U.S.C. § 1951. He argues that the district court's failure to conduct an adequate colloquy with him before accepting his written waiver of a jury trial constitutes reversible error. We disagree.
I. FACTS
In open court, before Cochran signed a waiver of jury trial, his lawyer told the court that he and Cochran had "discussed the pros and cons of various methods to...
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