Legal Opinion
United States v. Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2000No. 98-50206PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Pedro Hernandez pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He now appeals both his conviction and sentence. He asserts that the district court erred in denying his pretrial request that he be allowed to represent himself, and that this denial of his Sixth Amendment right rendered his subsequent guilty plea involuntary. Hernandez argues separately that the district court violated his Sixth Amendment rights by not permitting him to represent himself at his sentencing hearing. We agree that Hernandez’s plea was involuntary and vacate…
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