Opinion
1:21-CR-00116 NONE
07-27-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JOSE MANUEL GONZALEZ MERCADO, Defendant.
ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL
JENNIFER L. THURSTON CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The defendant has attested to his financial inability to employ counsel and wishes the Court to appoint counsel to represent him. Therefore, in the interests of justice and according to Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, the Court ORDERS:
1. Virna L. Santos is APPOINTED to represent the above defendant in this case effective nunc pro tunc to July 26, 2021. This appointment shall remain in effect until further order of this court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.