United States Ninth Circuit

Defendants' convictions and sentences for various offenses relating to the operation of a large Ecstasy-manufacturing laboratory are reversed in part as to one defendant where a district court's omission and misstatement with regard to the charge and potential prison term meant that defendant's waiver of his right to counsel was not knowing and intelligent, and that the Sixth Amendment was violated when he was allowed to proceed pro se.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2007
• Decided 07/06/2007
• Published 07/06/2007

Judges

• Before:  RAYMOND C. FISHER, RICHARD R. CLIFTON and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Benjamin L. Coleman, Coleman & Balogh LLP, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellant Forrester., Michael L. Crowley, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellant Alba., Todd W. Robinson, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.