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U.S. v. GONZALEZ

No. 96-30161.

113 F.3d 1026 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine Stebbins Dahl, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Portland, Oregon, for defendant-appellant.

James Barkeley, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Alaska and Special Assistant United States Attorney, District of Oregon, Anchorage, Alaska; Steven Skrocki, Assistant United States Attorney, Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FLETCHER and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

OPINION

SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge:

We must decide whether the district court abused its discretion when it denied defendant's motion for appointment of substitute counsel without first conducting an inquiry into defendant's allegation that his attorney had coerced him into entering a guilty plea.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Gonzalez and five codefendants were charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U...

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