Legal Opinion
United States v. Norman C. Allen
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 2, 1986No. 85-1275PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Norman Allen appeals from a conviction entered in federal court in the District of Massachusetts on charges involving the possession of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 955c, 960, and 963. Appellant claims that his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated by the district court’s failure to inquire adequately into his request for substitute counsel or self-representation.
On September 20, 1984, appellant was indicted and appeared for arraignment before a United States Magistrate. Having determined that appellant was indigent, the…
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