United States v. Knott

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MARTIN, District Judge.

The federal courts provide a high level of representation to'defendants who cannot afford to retain counsel. The truly indigent often receive better representation than the defendant with a small amount of money who is able to retain private counsel. In this case, a defendant, indicted in a multi-defendant RICO case that the Government estimates will require a month to try, has assets in excess of $50,000. Despite possessing what many truly indigent defendants would consider great wealth, this defendant has asked to be assigned counsel under…