United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant's bank fraud conviction is affirmed, where Defendant claimed that the District Court violated his Sixth Amendment rights by disqualifying one of his attorneys, but there was sufficient evidence to show that counsel was being paid by other members of the alleged criminal conspiracy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/07/2009
• Published 05/07/2009

Judges

• Before DUNCAN and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and DAVID A. FABER, Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  James Fred Sumpter, Midlothian, Virginia, for Appellant.   Laura Colombell Marshall, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Richard D. Cooke, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.