U.S. v. FLEWITT

No. 86-5018.

874 F.2d 669 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. C. Scott FLEWITT, and B. Todd Flewitt, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Caplan, Bushnell, Caplan & Fielding, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Anita S. Dymant, Asst. U.S. Atty., Major Frauds Unit, Crim. Div., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUG, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


HUG, Circuit Judge:

Scott Flewitt and his sons, Todd Flewitt and Michael Flewitt, were indicted for 12 counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Scott Flewitt was convicted of 11 counts, Todd Flewitt of 7 counts, and Michael Flewitt was acquitted. The principal issue in this appeal is whether the constitutional rights of Scott and Todd Flewitt to self-representation were denied. We hold that they were and therefore reverse and remand for a new trial...

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