Legal Opinion
United States v. Gaya
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 2011No. 09-4055, 10-1626PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendants were tried together by a jury, and convicted, of a number of cocaine offenses. Gaya was sentenced to 30 years in prison and Rosales to 20. The appeals present only procedural questions.
Gaya complains about the judge’s denial of his request, made as the trial was about to start on the morning of May 6, 2008, for a continuance to enable him to find a new lawyer. The government argues that he waived his objection to the judge’s ruling because when the judge told him his only choice was between staying with his lawyer and representing himself, he chose the…
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