United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is reversed where the taking of testimony against defendant during his suppression motion without his lawyer present violated his Sixth amendment right to the assistance of counsel during critical stages of the proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/05/2004
• Decided 12/13/2004
• Published 12/13/2004

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before:  B. FLETCHER, HANSEN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Yolanda M. Barrera, Arcadia, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Timothy J. Searight, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the briefs was Tracy L. Wilkison, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA.