U.S. v. HARRISON

No. 99-10496.

213 F.3d 1206 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wayne HARRISON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 30, 2000.

As Amended June 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Douglas Wilson, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Gilbert Eisenberg, San Francisco, California, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: TASHIMA and GRABER, Circuit Judges, and KELLEHER, Senior District Judge.


KELLEHER, District Judge:

This interlocutory appeal requires us to examine the doctrinal boundaries of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel. A defendant's right to counsel attaches when the government initiates adversary proceedings by indictment, arraignment, or other means. A criminal defendant is entitled to the assistance of counsel upon invoking the Sixth Amendment right following its attachment. We hold that, in limited and well-defined circumstances, a defendant...

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