United States v. Loya-Rodriguez, No. 11-1051 (10th Cir. 2012)
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Defendant Casimiro Loya-Rodriguez appealed his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry after deportation subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction. He contended the district court denied his Sixth Amendment right to represent himself both at trial and at sentencing. Upon review, the Tenth circuit affirmed Defendant's conviction because he failed to make a clear and unequivocal request to represent himself at trial. But the Court remanded the case to the district court to vacate his sentence and then resentence him because he did make such a request to represent himself at sentencing.
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