U.S. v. MOTA-SANTANA

No. 03-1634.

391 F.3d 42 (2004)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Enrique MOTA-SANTANA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Manuel Hernandez on brief for appellant.

H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, Sonia I. Torres-Pabon, Assistant United States Attorney, and Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judges.


COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether the district court committed reversible error in its inquiry into defendant-appellant's complaints against his retained counsel and its refusal to appoint new counsel.

Defendant was indicted for conspiring with two co-defendants to import cocaine and heroin into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963 over a two year period, beginning in late 2000. Defendant's role was...

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