U.S. v. VELAZQUEZ

No. 14-10311.

855 F.3d 1021 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Guadalupe VELAZQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bresnehan (argued), Law Offices of Michael J. Bresnehan P.C., Tempe, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellant.

Keith E. Vercauteren (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Krissa M. Lanham , Deputy Appellate Chief; United States Attorney's Office, Phoenix, Arizona; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Concurrence by Judge Kozinski.


OPINION

Guadalupe Velazquez seeks to vacate a guilty plea on the ground that she was constructively denied her right to counsel when the district court denied her motions to substitute counsel without conducting an adequate inquiry. We agree that the district court abused its discretion in denying Velazquez's...

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