Whether a trial court violates the Sixth Amendment right to independent counsel in denying a defense application for necessary expert services pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (e), and then relies on the resulting dearth of evidence to impose a longer prison sentence ?
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(d)(2) -(3) – the subparagraphs of the Criminal Justice Act that give judges power over the defense fun ction – should be stricken as what they are: unconstitutional?
Whether a trial court violates the Sixth Amendment right to independent counsel in denying a defense application for necessary expert services pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(e), and then relies on the resulting dearth of evidence to impose a longer prison sentence?