United States v. Brooks
Case Details
- Case No.: 09-20871
- Jurisdiction: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Key Topics in the Case
Documents
Government’s threat of prosecution of corporation in order to pressure company into disavowing long-standing policy of paying employees’ attorneys’ fees amounted to an impermissible infringement on employees’ Sixth Amendment right to counsel of choice, and, as in United States v. Stein, 541 F.3d 130 (2 nd Cir. 2008), dismissal of the indictment is the appropriate remedy.
Author(s)
John P. Elwood, Craig D. Margolis and Yousri H. Omar, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, DC.
