Opinion
Case No. 08-mc-020-GZS.
April 9, 2008
ORDER
On Tuesday, April 1, 2008, Keith Champagne was subpoenaed to appear and testify in the case of United States v. Daniel Riley, et al., 07-cr-189-GZS. After the court conducted an initial colloquy regarding the potential of incriminating himself should he testify, Mr. Champagne invoked his fifth amendment right to counsel. Based on the information known, it was presumed that Mr. Champagne was a financially eligible person entitled to court appointed counsel pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A. Thus, based on this presumption of indigency, and finding that the interests of justice so require, the court appointed Douglas J. Miller to represent and advise Mr. Champagne during the course of the trial.
SO ORDERED.