Legal Opinion
United States v. Calvin Lyniol Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1990No. 89-10323PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
Defendant-appellant Calvin Lyniol Robinson appeals his conviction for conspiracy to import marijuana and hashish and related offenses, claiming various constitutional violations in connection with the conduct of his trial.
The charges of which Robinson was convicted were based upon the government’s seizure of forty-three tons of hashish and thirteen tons of marijuana found welded inside the hull of a barge captained by Robinson. As the jury was being selected for his trial, Robinson made an election to proceed pro se. The district court found that Robinson’s waiver was…
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