United States v. Ronald Richard Fisher

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Richard Fisher appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon jury verdicts, for failing to report for induction into the armed forces and failing to keep his local selective service board advised of his address. We vacate the judgment and remand the ease for a new trial because Fisher was not afforded his sixth amendment right to effective representation of counsel.

Fisher was arraigned on December 17, 1971, and the district court set January 23, 1972 as his trial date. At the arraignment, Mr. Alfred D. Swersky represented Fisher, and Fisher paid him $250…