Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Holtz, No. 03-30057 (C.D.Ill.) (379 F.Supp.2d 988) (August 3, 2005) (Judge Richard Mills) by Here, Judge Mills denied the motion of defense counsel, who was appointed to represent the indigent defendant pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”) (18 U.S.C. § 3006, et seq.), for …

U.S. v. Barner, No. 4:CR-97-0207-02 (M.D.Pa.) (285 F.Supp.2d 568) (August 7, 2003) (Judge Malcolm Muir) by Defendant pleaded guilty to drug offenses but unsuccessfully asserted that his appointed counsel was ineffective through a motion for collateral relief. Counsel moved pursuant to 18 U.S.C.S. § 3006A(d)(1) for compensation for the substantial …

U.S. v. Blandford, No. 98-CR-20036 (C.D.Ill.) (30 F.Supp.2d 1080) (December 30, 1998) (Judge Michael Patrick McCuskey) by Although the Supreme Court once observed that "[t]here can be no equal justice where the kind of trial one gets depends on the amount of money that he has" (see, Griffin v. Illinois, …