United States First Circuit

District court's initial refusal of defendant's request for substitution of counsel was proper, and although dismissal of her counsel after she decided to represent herself was "troubling", it did not rise to the level of reversible error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/31/2002
• Published 05/31/2002

Judges

• BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, CAMBPELL and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy G. Watkins, with whom Owen S. Walker, Federal Public Defender, was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John A. Wortmann, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, and George W. Vien, Assistant U.S. Attorney, were on brief for appellee.