Does a federal district court have discretion to disqualify a defendant's chosen attorney?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Bourne, 12-4256-cr (2nd Cir. 2017):
The Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the right to choose his or her counsel; however, a district court has discretion to disqualify the defendant's chosen attorney in cases of "actual conflict or potentially serious conflict" of interest, including cases of "multiple representation" or "prior representation of a witness or codefendant." United States v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924, 931 (2d Cir. 1993) (spelling modified). The district court exercises this discretion to protect
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