United States v. Horace Lee Noblitt

983 F.2d 1079 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Horace Lee NOBLITT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50025. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 6, 1993. * Decided Jan. 11, 1993. Before REINHARDT, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Horace Noblitt appeals from the district court's judgment revoking his probation. Noblitt contends that the district court's appointment of counsel for him at the probation revocation hearing violated his right to self-representation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. 3 Noblitt was convicted, following a jury trial, for failure to file income tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7203 . He was sentenced to one year of imprisonment on each of four counts, but the sentences were suspended and he was ordered to serve six months in jail followed by five years probation. The terms of his probation…