United States Second Circuit

Court affirmed dismissal of defendant DEA agent's indictment for manslaughter on the grounds that he was entitled to federal immunity under the Supremacy Clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2004
• Published 06/30/2004

Judges

• McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge., Before:  McLAUGHLIN, SACK, SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ann N. Bordley, Assistant District Attorney, (Leonard Joblove, Victor Barall, Assistant District Attorneys, of counsel), for Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Kings County, Brooklyn, N.Y., for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Adam S. Hoffinger (Robert A. Salerno, Bridget M. Fitzpatrick, of counsel), Piper Rudnick LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellee., Wayne W. Schmidt, Law Office of Wayne W. Schmidt, Park Ridge, IL, for amicus curiae Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc., in support of Defendant-Appellee., Gene Voegtlin, Law Office of Gene Voegtlin, Alexandria, VA (James P. Manak, Glen Ellyn, IL, of counsel), for amicus curiae The International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., in support of Defendant-Appellee.