United States v. Dumas

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL

SKINNER, District Judge.

Defendant Roland M. Dumas moves for a new trial on the grounds that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel within the meaning of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Defendant asserts that he was denied counsel as a matter of law because during his representation his attorney was not a member of the bar of this court, nor otherwise authorized to appear and practice before this court under special provisions applying to government attorneys. At the time, defendant’s counsel had been…