Carl Irace, a Sag Harbor Village Justice and local attorney who argued a case last month before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, has since been appointed to represent a defendant on federal charges involving a fentanyl-induced death.
While separate, the two federal cases have overlapping issues of fact and due-process concerns. A jury convicted Keith Wyche of distribution causing death and intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl in February 2023, and he was sentenced to concurrent two-year and four-year prison terms.
Mr. Irace’s argument on his behalf will involve Eighth Amendment issues of excessive punishment and due-process questions dealing with the sufficiency of evidence offered surrounding the death. A hearing schedule has not yet been set.