Legal Opinion
United States v. George P. Salemo
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 26, 1995No. 94-1361 & 94-1438PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
George Salerno brings this appeal after being sentenced for a crime commonly known as “cheek kiting.”1 Although he challenges his sentence on numerous grounds, we need only address his claim that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel at sentencing. Because we find this assertion to have merit we will remand for resen-tencing.
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On September 24, 1992, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Salerno with bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344. Prior to trial, the public defender who had been appointed to represent…
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