United States v. Alfred L. Cross

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 18-3633 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALFRED L. CROSS, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. No. 3:17-cr-30047-NJR-1 — Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Chief Judge. ARGUED SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 — DECIDED MAY 22, 2020 Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges. ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Alfred L. Cross pled guilty to five counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(1). Shortly before sentencing, he moved pro se to terminate his counsel,…