Judge:  Government’s 6th Amendment Violations Don’t Merit Reduced Sentences

Mealey's (January 4, 2022, 4:55 PM EST) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A prison inmate who alleged that the government’s eavesdropping on his meetings with counsel violated his rights under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution failed to demonstrate that his sentencing was tainted by the purported breach of attorney-client privilege, a Kansas federal judge ruled Jan. 3, denying the petitioner’s motion to vacate or reduce his sentence....