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According to the defense counsel , the defendants could have been engaging in the constitutionally protected right of protecting their property ( cows ) from coyotes by casting a spotlight on a field for the purpose of locating their cows ( which are " animals " ) while in the possession of a gun . Without counsel , the defendants may not have even understood the nature of the proceeding in which they found themselves . Will refer to the barons of the Exchequer , and the King 's counsel , the papers relating to Lord Anglesey 's accounts . Despite the falsity of the statement , and the advice of counsel , the defendants did nothing to correct Salinas 's false denial . Unable to pay for counsel , the defendants were represented by public defenders pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act. Shortly before trial , class counsel , the defendants , and some members of the lead plaintiff groups went into mediation and reached a global settlement calling for calling for Bank of America to pay the NationsBank classes some $ 333 million and the BankAmerica classes some $ 157 million . If the federal statute does not afford the right to counsel , the clients may be executed without anyone filing a request for clemency or sentence commutation or without anyone determining if the client is mentally fit . If the respondent is not represented by counsel , these rights cannot be waived . At each regular meeting of the Regents by the General Counsel , all settlements of claims and litigation approved by the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Committee on Finance pursuant to section 5.a . At each regular meeting of The Regents by the General Counsel , all settlements of claims and litigation when the consideration paid or received by the University has a value between $ 50,000 and $ 250,000 .