UNITED STATES v. ORTIZ

No. 85-5044.

776 F.2d 864 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph C. ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Bonner, U.S. Atty., Robert L. Brosio, John Doyle, Asst. U.S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Joseph F. Walsh, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, KENNEDY and HUG, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Ortiz appeals his conviction on one count of robbery of a savings and loan association, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) (1982), urging as error denial of two motions: one for continuance to secure new counsel; the other for mistrial based upon the prosecutor's comments on appellant's post-arrest silence.

I.

Appellant's motion for a continuance to substitute new appointed counsel was made on the day...

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