Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera-Corona
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 2010No. 08-30286PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BERZON; Concurrence by Judge FISHER.
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to clarify the standard for considering a criminal defendant’s motion to discharge his privately retained counsel and to proceed with a different, court-appointed lawyer instead.
Trinidad Rivera-Corona pleaded guilty to carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). During the plea colloquy, Rivera-Corona stated that he understood the terms of the plea agreement; that his retained attorney, Nicholas Marchi, answered all of his questions about…
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