United States Fourth Circuit

Convictions for immigration fraud are affirmed over defendant's principal claim that that conversations two witnesses initiated with him at the government's behest violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel because those conversations occurred after defendant had been indicted on the immigration fraud counts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2008
• Published 05/06/2008

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, WILKINSON, Circuit Judge, and PATRICK MICHAEL DUFFY, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Robert Charles Bonsib, Marcus & Bonsib, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellants.  David Ira Salem, Office of the United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, Chan Park, Office of the United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.