United States v. Salemme

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WOLF, District Judge.

I. Summary

Defendants Robert DeLuca, Stephen Flemmi, and Francis Salemme have each asked the court to appoint counsel for them pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”), 18 U.S.C. § 3006A. Thus, it is necessary for the court to conduct an appropriate inquiry to determine whether each defendant is financially unable to continue to retain counsel privately and, therefore, is eligible for the appointment of counsel at public expense.

As the government recognizes, in the circumstances of this ease, each defendant’s request for the appointment of counsel…