United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant knowingly waived his right to counsel at the sentencing hearing when he affirmatively fired his attorney despite the district court's statement that it would not appoint substitute counsel and advising against defendant's proceeding pro se.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/22/2001
• Decided 03/21/2001
• Published 03/21/2001

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew B. Baker, Jr. (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Dyer, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jonathan M. Wier (Argued), Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.