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Sixth Amendment Violated --and it's not Booker related

By Tom Lincoln

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Fellow PRACDL member Linda Backiel just won a new trial for her client in US v. Vega Molina, No. 03-1625 (1st Cir. May 19, 2005). We'll develop this a bit more later, but just wanted you all to have a bite at it first. I recall the trial of that case before Judge Domínguez, which was widely covered in the press and was hotly fought. Congratulations, Linda! Update (May 20, 2005): Appellate Law and Practice has coverage of the opinion here and elaborates some more here. They point out that the new trial granted in this case (as to one of the appellants only) "may be some indication that the First is paying some attention to professional responsibility issues" with the link leading to an earlier post of ours in which we had commented on a Ninth Circuit case and added:To the criminal defense bar practicing in the district of Puerto Rico an opinion such as Weatherspoon offers little solace...continue to full post

Full post as published by Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on May 19, 2005 (boomark / not Booker related&linkurl=http://www.uslaw.com/library/Criminal_Law/Sixth_Amendment_Violated_Booker_related.php?item=744' rel=nofollow title='Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers'>email).