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Zarina Lenetta MULLEN, a/k/a Z, Defendant-Appellant.
Greensboro, NC, for appellant. David Bernard Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sr.
Litigation Counsel, Greensboro, NC, for appellee. ON BRIEF: William E.
C. Holton, Jr., U.S. Atty., Greensboro, NC, for appellee.
Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
for the appointment of a new lawyer and a new trial.
in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846.
for him at the arraignment on November 2, 1992.
qualified for an appointed lawyer.
prior to the trial date.
was competent "and prepared to proceed ahead." JA 60.
Ms. Mullen, the Court is not at this time going to continue this case.
matter that is between you and Mr. Murphy.
doesn't represent you, we're going to go to trial at 9:30 this morning in this case.
giving me a hard time.
morning. Now, you have a right to proceed with Mr. Murphy, or without Mr.
that could be tried instead, and he replied there was not.
[Mullen] wishes to engage in, at break time, and that sort of thing." JA 61.
Murphy was not to offer advice unless Mullen asked for it.
that he is prepared to represent you." Id.
suggested that the court grant a continuance and appoint a lawyer for Mullen.
urged Mullen to seek Murphy's advice. Mullen stood her ground and declined.
statement. She did not cross-examine any of the government's eight witnesses.
conviction, the sentence and the fine.
cert. denied, 487 U.S. 1211, 108 S.Ct. 2858, 101 L.Ed.2d 895 (1988); Powell v.
for the individual...." Wilson v. Mintzes, 761 F.2d 275, 286 (6th Cir.1985). Cf.
Carolina, 786 F.2d 610, 612 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 478 U.S. 1008, 106 S.Ct.
the administration of justice." Gallop, 838 F.2d at 108.
appointing a new lawyer for Mullen.
court's interest in moving its docket.
indictment (October 26, 1992) and the date of trial (December 21, 1992).
the court, "it really just slipped my mind, which was why it was not called...."
Cir.1991) (quoting United States v. Hart, 557 F.2d 162, 163 (8th Cir.), cert.
exists. United States v. Welty, 674 F.2d 185, 188 (3d Cir.1982).
reiterated to the court several times that communication had broken down.
lawyer assisted defendant during the trial); Gallop, 838 F.2d at 109 (same).
exculpatory evidence that only Mullen may have known about. Cf. Brown v.
I can obtain to prove that I wasn't involved in the conspiracy, sir." JA 57.
Murphy, making an adequate defense unlikely had Murphy handled the trial.
trial defendant sought to replace his second appointed lawyer); United States v.
defendant's motion and "strenuously urged" the defendant to keep his lawyer.
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