United States Ninth Circuit

Where the decision is one of trial tactics or legal strategy, defense counsel may waive a criminal defendant's right to have an Article III judge preside over closing argument without the defendant's personal, informed consent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2007
• Published 04/11/2007

Judges

• MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:, Before:  ALFRED T. GOODWIN, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel R. Wilson, Measure, Robbin & Wilson, P.C., Kalispell, MT, for the defendant-appellant., Joshua S. Van de Wetering, Assistant United States Attorney, Missoula, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee.