U.S. v. Ortega, No. 95-1365, No. 746 (2nd Cir.) (94 F.3d 764) (August 30, 1996) (Judge J. Daniel Mahoney)
One of the issues addressed by the court in this case dealth with the use of prior uncounseled convictions to enhance a defendant's sentence. On that issue, the Court wrote: "Although a criminal defendant enjoys the right not to have a conviction obtained in violation of his right to counsel ...
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