U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ-APARICIO

No. 17-40165.

888 F.3d 189 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Santiago Humberto RODRIGUEZ-APARICIO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 23, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anna Elizabeth Kalluri , Carmen Castillo Mitchell , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Kayla R. Gassmann , Michael Lance Herman , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, HAYNES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Discontent with the services of his federal public defender, Santiago Humberto Rodriguez-Aparicio opted to represent himself. A two-day jury trial yielded a conviction on a charge of illegal reentry. On appeal, he argues that the district court effectively denied him the right to testify in his own defense. During a hearing...

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