U.S. v. VONN

No. 98-50385.

211 F.3d 1109 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alphonso VONN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Lu, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee. With her on the briefs were Alejandro N. Mayorkas, United States Attorney and George S. Cardona, Assistant United States Attorney.

Emily Uhrig, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant. With her on the briefs was Maria E. Stratton, Federal Public Defender.

Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.


KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

We consider whether we must set aside a guilty plea because the district court failed to advise defendant of his right to be represented by counsel at trial.

I

On February 27, 1997, three men entered the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Long Beach, California, and attempted a daring, if ill-conceived, daytime robbery. After announcing "[t]his is a holdup," two of the robbers drew guns and instructed everyone to get on the floor...

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