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STEIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 16309.

271 F.2d 895 (1959)

Fred STEIN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 29, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Neblett, E. W. Miller, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Gerald H. Gottleib, Reseda, Cal., A. L. Wirin, Los Angeles, Cal., amicus curiae.

Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., Leila F. Bulgrin and Robert John Jensen, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, MARTIN and ORR, Circuit Judges.

ORR, Circuit Judge.

The principal question for determination in this case is whether appellant Stein at the trial in which he was convicted received the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. During the course of preliminaries to the actual trial, at least three lawyers of his own choosing appeared — a Mr. Weiss, a Mr. Sherman and a Mr. Sweeney. Of the three, Mr. Sweeney seems to have made more court...

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