United States v. Louis Albert Woods, A/K/A Rashid Wood, A/K/A Milton Woodard

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Woods was convicted in a jury trial of escaping from the custody of the Attorney General of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 751. In this appeal, the central issue is whether the trial court’s action in requiring Woods to stand trial without benefit of counsel, after discharging Woods’ court-appointed attorney at Woods’ request, was violative of his Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel. Woods also contends that his Fifth Amendment privi lege against self-incrimination was violated, and that evidence of Woods’ state court convictions was error. We…