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Seventh Circuit Merits Panel Overrules Motion Panel, Revoking Appointment of Appellate Counsel That Resulted in “Forbidden” Hybrid Representation

In United States v. Njos, No. 21-3412 (7th Cir. May 22, 2023), a Seventh Circuit holds – in the fullness of time – that the court’s motion panel should not have appointed counsel in behalf of a criminal defendant to pursue an argument that the defendant expressly waived, and therefore grants the defendant’s motion toContinue reading “Seventh Circuit Merits Panel Overrules Motion Panel, Revoking Appointment of Appellate Counsel That Resulted in “Forbidden” Hybrid Representation”