United States v. Richard King

MEMORANDUM

Defendant Richard Alan King, appearing pro se, timely appeals his conviction by a jury on four counts of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(ii); one count of Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(ii), 846; and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (a)(1)(A), (h). We affirm.

1. On de novo review, United States v. Hantzis, 625 F.3d 575, 579 (9th Cir.2010), we conclude that Defendant knowingly and intelligently invoked his right of self-representation under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 835 , 95 S.Ct. 2525 , 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975). The district court was not required to follow a particular script, Hantzis, 625 F.3d at 579 , and a waiver will not be deemed invalid simply because the district court failed to engage in the proper colloquy, United States v. Gerritsen, 571 F.3d 1001, 1008 (9th Cir.2009). This is one of the rare cases where, by “consulting] the particular facts and circumstances surrounding [the] case, including the…