United States v. Robinson, No. 12-2349 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was charged with several drug trafficking crimes. Defendant engaged in several pre-trial antics in an apparent effort to put off the trial, including seeking continuances of the trial and ostensibly firing his attorney. Because of Defendant’s continued complaints about his attorney, Defendant ended up representing himself at trial. The jury ultimately convicted Defendant on all counts. The First Circuit affirmed Defendant’s convictions, holding (1) the trial judge did not deprive Defendant of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel of his choice when she allowed Defendant to represent himself at trial; and (2) the district judge did not err in refusing Defendant’s motions to continue.
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