Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: FRIDAY, May 25, 1990 TAG: 9005250252 SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A8 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: MIAMI LENGTH: Short
U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler said federal law on defense spending limits would not permit the $250- to $350-an-hour fee for each of Noriega's five attorneys in the drug trafficking case. The federal cap is $60 to $75 an hour for only one attorney, the judge said.
The failure of the agreement means the U.S. attorney's office must quickly justify the U.S. government's seizure of 27 accounts linked to Noriega, who claims he has no money for his defense.
- Associated Press
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