Tenth Circuit· 6/6/2017

United States v. Williamson

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859 F.3d 843
2017 WL 2434703
2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9995

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holding waiver was valid when the district court warned, inter alia , that \the procedural rules of the courtroom would not be relaxed for [the defendant's] benefit\
holding that “[b]efore a court may grant a waiver, it must ensure the defendant is aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, so that the record will establish that he knows what he is doing and his choice is made with eyes open”
requiring courts to ensure the defendant is aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self- representation
“[A]n actual conflict exists when counsel is forced to make choices advancing other interests to the detriment of his client.” (quotation and alteration omitted)
“[A] defendant’s 6 mere filing of a disciplinary inquiry or criminal complaint against 7 his attorney is not enough to establish an actual conflict of 8 interest.”
“[A] potential conflict of interest that is not a multiple representation conflict . . . does not fall under Holloway’s ‘duty to inquire’ into potential conflicts of interest.”

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Judges: Tymkovich, Briscoe, Murphy

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