BRIBIESCA v. GALAZA

No. 99-55957

215 F.3d 1015 (2000)

Albert BRIBIESCA, Petitioner-Appellee, v. George GALAZA, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corey J. Robins, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, California, for the respondent-appellant.

Michael Tanaka, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for the petitioner-appellee.

Before: THOMPSON, W. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

On November 7, 1988, petitioner Albert Bribiesca, then incarcerated in county jail, appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court for pre-trial proceedings in his first-degree murder case. Defense counsel informed the court that Bribiesca wished to exercise his Sixth Amendment right to represent himself, but the court refused to allow Bribiesca to do so. Following a trial at which he was represented by counsel, Bribiesca was convicted....

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