United States Ninth Circuit
US v. Rivera-Corona, 08-30286
Defendant's conviction for carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime is vacated where the district court erred in summarily rejecting defendant's request for appointed counsel to replace retained counsel simply because of the expense and the stage of the proceedings.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/17/2010
- Published 08/18/2010
Judges
- Marsha S. Berzon
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- David R. Partovi, Jane Kirk