United States Fifth Circuit

Defendant's sentence pursuant to his plea agreement for attempt to manufacture an unspecified amount of methamphetamine is vacated where the district court abused its discretion in denying defendant's request for expert appointment under the Criminal Justice Act. (substituted opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/23/2006
• Published 01/24/2006

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and DeMOSS and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Mara A. Blatt (argued), San Antonio, TX, for U.S., Richard Gale Ferguson (argued), Waco, TX, for Hardin.