United States v. Hall

Opinion for the Court by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Robert L. Hall, Jr. was convicted by a jury of operating a “Ponzi” scheme 1 for more than two years involving over a million dollars in which more than seventy investors lost all or a large portion of their investment. He challenges his conviction primarily on the ground that the district court failed to conduct an adequate inquiry to determine whether his waiver of his right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was voluntary and knowing. Specifically, he maintains the inquiry failed to dispel his…