Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit October 20, 2000, 99-5179 (United States v. Lawrence Ray Carmichael)

KEITH, Circuit Judge,

dissenting.

The majority opinion is a distressing and total disregard for the meaning of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the law of this Circuit. The right to effective assistance of counsel, as assured by the Constitution, “requires that a defendant be represented at every critical stage of his trial.” United States v. Minsky, 963 F.