United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed, where the District Court properly denied Defendant's motion to substitute counsel because: 1) Defendant did not clearly state that he desired to represent himself at trial; and 2) there were no striking signs of serious conflict between Defendant and his appointed attorneys.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/11/2009
• Decided 04/23/2009
• Published 04/23/2009

Judges

• Before WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy L. Talner, Seattle, WA, for appellant Roberto Mendez-Sanchez.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey C. Sullivan, Helen J. Brunner, and Matthew D. Diggs, U.S. Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for appellee United States of America.