United States v. Tommie Perris Crawford, Also Known as "Baby Crip,"

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

After his conviction on gun and drug offenses, Tommie Perris Crawford received permission from the district court 1 to proceed pro se at sentencing. On appeal, Crawford argues the district court erred in allowing him to represent himself without first obtaining a competency evaluation. Crawford also contends he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to counsel and therefore his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated. For the reasons stated below, we affirm Crawford’s conviction and sentence.

I. BACKGROUND

A grand jury indicted Crawford for three felony…