LEROY BARNETT, APPELLANT,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE; GARY MORRIS, APPELLANT, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE

D.C. Cir. | 1965-12-13
Nos. 19445, 19446
356 F.2d 791 United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (1965) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:

[*792] PER CURIAM:

Appellants seek reversal of their convictions for robbery on the sole ground that counsel was not present in the arraignment proceeding at which they pleaded “not guilty.” We have recently rejected this contention in Anderson v. United States, 122 U.S.App.D.C. -, 352 F. 2d 945, decided Oct. 28, 1965; Mc-Gill & Hinton v. United States, 121 U.S. App.D.C. 179, 348 F. 2d 791 (1965). And the presence of counsel for the indigent at arraignment is now assured by the Plan for Furnishing Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Cases, pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, which was not in effect at the time of appellants’ arraignment:
Arraignment Without Counsel.

If the defendant appears for arraignment without counsel, the Judge will refer the defendant’s name to the Coordinator for a preliminary determination of financial ability to obtain an adequate defense and for submission of attorneys’ names for appointment.

Affirmed.


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