United States v. Stanley Durka

Defendant and eighteen other persons were indicted on February 19, 1972 for violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343, 2314 and 371. At his arraignment the defendant requested and received court- appointed counsel to represent him. The case proceeded to trial culminating in a jury verdict of acquittal of the defendant on January 15, 1973. Approximately three months after the defendant’s acquittal the district court entered an order, on April 9, 1973, directing the defendant to pay $3,250 in reimbursement for the services rendered and expenses incurred by his court-appointed counsel during the…