GEDERS v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-5968.

425 U.S. 80 (1976)

GEDERS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seymour L. Honig argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Sidney M. Glazer argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Thornburgh, John P. Rupp, Victor Stone, and Lauren S. Kahn.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to consider whether a trial court's order directing petitioner, the defendant in a federal prosecution, not to consult his attorney during a regular overnight recess, called while petitioner was on the stand as a witness and shortly before cross-examination was to begin, deprived him of the assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment.

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