United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of defendant's request for expenses and attorneys' fees arising from her criminal defense and acquittal is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining the government had not engaged in a vexatious, frivolous, or bad faith prosecution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2006
• Published 01/20/2006

Judges

• Before:  MOORE, ROGERS, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jacob A. Cairns, Kravitz, Gatterdam & Brown, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Dale E. Williams, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Max Kravitz, Kravitz, Gatterdam & Brown, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Dale E. Williams, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.