United States Ninth Circuit

A defendant has the right for counsel to be present at a readback of testimony, and where the defendant is not afforded that right, a writ of habeas corpus is appropriate.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/10/2001
• Decided 08/27/2001
• Published 08/27/2001

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  TROTT, THOMAS, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Adrianne S. Denault,Attorney General's Office, San Diego, California, for the respondents-appellants., Monica Knox, Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, California, for the petitioners-appellees.