United States v. Jose Aldalberto Melgar, A/K/A Jose Aldalberto Melgar-Campos

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue presented in this case is whether the district court committed reversible error in refusing to suppress statements taken from a defendant assertedly in violation of his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights to counsel. Because the defendant waived his Fifth Amendment right and because the Sixth Amendment violation constituted harmless error, we affirm.

I

We review de novo the ultimate question of whether the government violated a defendant’s Fifth and…