U.S. v. Johnson.

• Position: Transfer interferes detainee's right to counsel - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

TRANSFER

U.S. v. Johnson, 225 F.Supp.2d 982 (N.D.Iowa 2002). A pretrial detainee charged with murder while engaged in a conspiracy moved to be transferred to a different facility. The district court denied the motion, finding that denial of the transfer motion was not clearly erroneous, absent a showing that detention at the current facility had interfered with the detainee's right to counsel. The court noted that one of the detainee's lead attorneys had an office...