Legal Opinion
United States v. Rick Paul Springer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1995No. 94-10148PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
Rick Paul Springer was convicted of failing to surrender for the service of his sentence for a previous crime. See 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(2). He represented himself and now claims that he was not properly questioned about his waiver of counsel. He also asserts that the district court erred in its rulings regarding his defense, which was, in effect, that because of his opposition to nuclear bomb testing he could not report. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Springer, who was opposed to nuclear bomb testing, felt called upon to interfere with a ceremony where former President Ronald…
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