02/07/2005
Second Circuit Sets Standards for Private Party Attorney Fee Recovery Under the Hyde Amendment
U.S. v. Schneider
United States Court of Appeals
No. 03-1764, 2005 WL 78513 (2nd Cir. (N.Y.)) (January 14, 2005)
United States Court of Appeals
No. 03-1764, 2005 WL 78513 (2nd Cir. (N.Y.)) (January 14, 2005)
Brief Summary
The Hyde Amendment is no panacea for the wrongly accused. The burden on acquitted defendants to prove prosecutorial or governmental misconduct sufficient to justify an award of defense attorney fees is quite high.
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