U.S. v. LEGGETT

No. 95-3019.

81 F.3d 220 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alvin O. LEGGETT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Becker, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Geoffrey G. Bestor, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellee, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, and Suzanne G. Curt, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief.

Before: SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

In contending that he was denied protections to which he was entitled under the Sixth Amendment, appellant Alvin Leggett makes three related claims: first, that the district court erred in allowing him to proceed pro se without first determining that he had knowingly and willingly waived his right to counsel; second, that because he and his trial counsel disagreed about trial...

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