United States v. Sampson

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER CONCERNING APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL LEARNED COUNSEL

WOLF, District Judge.

On February 3, 2015, in an ex parte, sealed budget proposal, counsel for defendant Gary Sampson requested that Michael Burt, Esq! be appointed as a second attorney for Sampson who is “learned in the law applicable to capital cases” (“learned counsel”). 18 U.S.C. § 3005 (requiring that at least one of at least two appointed attorneys satisfy the criteria for learned counsel). On February 4, 2015, the coui’t consulted a federal judge who had substantial experience with Mr. Burt in a capital case and a…