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Order Denying Without Prejudice Request for Appointment of Counsel (Ecf No. 68) — No. 4:21-cr-20671 (Dkt. 69, E.D. Mich.)

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Order of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by Judge Matthew F. Leitman in United States v. James Wilder, II, case 4:21-cr-20671, ECF No. 69, dated April 7, 2025. Wilder was convicted at trial of one count of felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and two counts of tampering with a witness, and sentenced to 74 months. He suggests that New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen may entitle him to relief and asks for appointed counsel (ECF No. 68), and the request is denied without prejudice.

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 Case 4:21-cr-20671-MFL-CI ECF No. 69, PageID.826 Filed 04/07/25 Page 1 of 2




                         UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
                              SOUTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

       Plaintiff,                                       Case No. 21-cr-20671
                                                        Hon. Matthew F. Leitman
v.

JAMES WILDER, II,

      Defendant.
_______________________________________________________________________/

                 ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE
           REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL (ECF No. 68)

       Defendant James Wilder II was tried and convicted of one count of felon in

possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and two counts of tampering with a witness.

(See Am. Judgment, ECF No. 62, PageID.770.)             He was sentenced to a term of

incarceration of 74 months. (See id., PageID.771.) Wilder now appears to suggest that the

United States Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.

v. Bruen, 598 U.S. 1 (2022) may entitle him to relief from his conviction and/or sentence

under Section 922(g)(1). (See Request, ECF No. 68.) He asks the Court to appoint counsel

in this matter. (See id.) The Court is not yet persuaded that there is a basis for Wilder’s

claim nor that appointing counsel is necessary or appropriate at this time. For that reason,

Wilder’s request for appointment of counsel is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

       IT IS SO ORDERED.

                                          s/Matthew F. Leitman
                                          MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
Dated: April 7, 2025                      UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
 Case 4:21-cr-20671-MFL-CI ECF No. 69, PageID.827 Filed 04/07/25 Page 2 of 2




I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or
counsel of record on April 7, 2025, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.

                                               s/Holly A. Ryan
                                               Case Manager
                                               (313) 234-5126

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