Legal Opinion
United States v. Munoz
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 18, 2010No. 09-5357PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This case reaches us in an unusual posture: the government appeals the district court’s grant of a new trial under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33. In the underlying trial, defendant Richard Munoz was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and aiding and abetting distribution of methamphetamine. Approximately two months after the verdict, but before sentencing, Munoz obtained new counsel. Thereafter, Munoz belatedly moved for a new trial, arguing that trial counsel had provided constitutionally ineffective assistance. After an evidentiary…
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