United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant was not improperly denied new court-assisted counsel, based on the court's careful considerations and undisputed on-the-record observations. Instruction on interstate stalking correctly reflected requisite intent, and "course of conduct" instruction error was harmless.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/06/2002
• Decided 09/19/2002
• Published 09/19/2002

Judges

• Before HAWKINS and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and WARE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Peggy Sue Juergens, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant., Steven L. Lane, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for the plaintiff-appellee.