U.S. v. GONZALEZ-LOPEZ, 548 U.S. 140 (2006)

UNITED STATES v. GONZALEZ-LOPEZ. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 05-352. Argued April 18, 2006. Decided June 26, 2006. Respondent hired attorney Low to represent him on a federal drug charge. The District Court denied Low’s application for admission pro hac vice on the ground that he had […]

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United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez, 548 U.S. 140 (2006)

547 U.S. ___ (2006) UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. CUAUHTEMOC GONZALEZ-LOPEZ No. 05-352. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 18, 2006. Decided June 26, 2006. JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court. We must decide whether a trial court’s erroneous depri- vation of a criminal defendant’s choice of counsel entitles him to a reversal […]

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