U.S. v. ALKARAMLA

No. 16-2191.

872 F.3d 532 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mohammad ALKARAMLA, Defendant. Appeal of: Philip L. Bernstein.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 25, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kartik K. Raman , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Philip L. Bernstein , Attorney, Philip L. Bernstein , Niles, IL, for Defendant.

Before Easterbrook, Rovner, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


Philip Bernstein, an attorney appointed under the Criminal Justice Act ("CJA or the Act") to represent an indigent defendant in federal district court, hired forensic expert Erich Speckin to analyze evidence for the defense. But Bernstein disregarded the Act's rules and failed to obtain the district court's preapproval for...

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