United States v. Luis
Opinion of the Court
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
This case returns to us on remand from the Supreme Court of the United States. Luis v. United States, 578 U.S.-,-, 136 S.Ct. 1083, 194 L.Ed.2d 256 (2016). In our earlier opinion, we affirmed the district court’s finding that there was no Sixth Amendment right to use untainted, substitute assets to hire counsel. See Luis v. United States, 564 Fed.Appx. 493, 494 (2014) (per curiam). The Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari and vacated our judgment, holding that a defendant “has a Sixth Amendment right to use her own ‘innocent’ property to pay a reasonable fee for the assistance of counsel.” Luis, 578 U.S. at-, 136 S.Ct. at
VACATED AND REMANDED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- United States v. Sila LUIS, Elsa Ruiz
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- 1 case
- Status
- Published