HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The only issue in this criminal appeal is whether the defendant William Bell waived his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. In a bench trial, Bell was convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to 186 months in prison. Because the record reveals that Bell knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel, we affirm the decision of the district court.
I.
BACKGROUND
On January 8, 1988, Bell walked into...
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