United States Seventh Circuit

District court did not abuse its discretion, and no Sixth Amendment violation occurred, in denial of defendant's motion for continuance based on claim that her agitated emotional state (due to her mother's illness) prevented her from participating in her own defense at trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/26/2001
• Decided 05/10/2002
• Published 05/10/2002

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Stuart J. Chanen (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., App. Sec., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., David Dana (argued), Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.