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U.S. v. MANJARREZ

No. 00-3569.

258 F.3d 618 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Acencion MANJARREZ, also known as Phil, also known as Felipe, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Chung (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael B. Cohen (DNA) (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Manjarrez appeals his conviction for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, arguing that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to testify on his own behalf, and that certain jury instructions and an argument made by the prosecutor during closing argument prejudiced his case and deprived him of a fair trial. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On October 18, 1996, Jose Suarez asked Gustavo Marquez to...

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