01-1150 U.S. v. Huston

By: dmc-admin//February 25, 2002//

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“In the end, the district court denied Huston’s request because it believed that the evidence fell far short of showing that Huston and Toran were so unable to communicate as to prevent an adequate defense. The district court realized, and Huston admitted, that the only concern that Huston had with Toran was that Toran had not completely examined the case file. The district court granted Huston and Toran over eighteen hours of recess to review that file, which was more than enough time considering the facts of the case. Moreover, after having that time to meet with Toran, Huston did not voice any complaint regarding Toran’s level of preparedness, and Toran presented a vigorous defense on Huston’s behalf. We thus find no abuse of discretion in the district court’s denial of Huston’s request for new counsel.”

Affirmed.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Stadtmueller, J., Kanne, J.

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