United States v. Shepperson, No. 11-4618 (4th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his convictions, including conspiracy and murder, arguing that the district court erred by not affording him the assistance of two attorneys under the terms of 18 U.S.C. 3005. Because the right to additional counsel under section 3005 was solely statutory, the court held that the district court was not required to call it to the attention of defendant. Therefore, the district court did not err, much less plainly err. In the alternative, the district court did not plainly err by excluding the testimony of a cooperating witness. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
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