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U.S. v. ORTIZ

No. 92-3144.

82 F.3d 1066 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Lionel ORTIZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mona Asiner, appointed by the court, Alexandria, VA, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Thomas A. DiBiase, Assistant United States Attorney argued the cause for appellee with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief. Elizabeth Trosman, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Before: SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Lionel Ortiz appeals his convictions by a jury of several drug distribution offenses on the grounds that in two instances the district court erred by failing to act sua sponte, and in a third instance, abused its discretion. Specifically, Ortiz contends that the district court erred by failing to conduct a colloquy with him to determine whether he had waived his right...

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