Securities,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Apr. 27, 2016
A major win for criminal defense attorneys
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court said that an asset freeze violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel when such asset freeze prevents the defendant from using untainted funds to retain the counsel.
Thomas A. Zaccaro
Senior Counsel
Hueston Hennigan LLP
Phone: (213) 788-4039
Email: tzaccaro@hueston.com
Boston College Law School
Thomas is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He served as regional trial counsel in the SEC's Los Angeles office.
Nicolas Morgan
Partner
Paul Hastings LLP
Phone: (213) 683-6181
Email: nicolasmorgan@paulhastings.com
Nicolas is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He served as senior trial counsel in the SEC's Los Angeles office.
Defense attorneys across the United States cheered recently when the U.S. Supreme Court bolstered a defendant's right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment. In a 5-3 plurality opinion written by Justice Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court concluded that an asset freeze violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel when such asset freeze prevents the defendant from using untainted funds - in other words, funds not connected to any criminal act - to retain the counsel of his ...
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