United States v. Steven Pittman

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

After stopping Steven Pittman’s car when he failed to use a turn signal, police officers discovered cocaine in the vehicle and, later on, firearms in his home. That led to drug and gun possession charges, which led to Pittman’s motion to suppress the evidence uncovered in each of the searches. The district. court denied his motion. Through the course of these and other pre-trial proceedings, Pittman rejected the services of five court-appointed attorneys. When-Pittman fired the last of these lawyers, the district court ruled that he had given up his- right…