U.S. v. Sutton

Defendant appealed after she was convicted for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, challenging the district court’s denial of her request to substitute appointed counsel and arguing that she was deprived of her Sixth Amendment right to counsel of her choice. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, explaining that defendant’s argument failed because she did not have a constitutional right to an attorney that she could not afford. The Seventh Circuit also held that defendant waived her challenge to one condition of supervised release because she did not object to it in the district court. (EASTERBROOK and PRYOR, concurring)