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U.S. v. RIVERA-CORONA

No. 08-30286.

618 F.3d 976 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Trinidad RIVERA-CORONA, aka Trino Rivera-Corona, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 18, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Partovi , Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellant.

Jane Kirk , Assistant United States Attorney, Yakima, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Opinion by Judge BERZON; Concurrence by Judge FISHER.

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to clarify the standard for considering a criminal defendant's motion to discharge his privately retained counsel and to proceed with a different, court-appointed lawyer instead.

Trinidad Rivera-Corona pleaded guilty to carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). During the plea colloquy, Rivera-Corona stated that he understood the terms of the plea...

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