Legal Opinion

United States v. Michael Woods

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 18, 2013No. 11-4817PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KEENAN wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge THACKER joined.

OPINION

BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Michael R. Woods (Woods) was convicted of numerous charges arising from a tax fraud scheme operated through his business of preparing income tax returns for private individuals. In this appeal, Woods argues that his trial was prejudiced by three errors, namely, that the district court improperly restricted Woods’ constitutional right to testify in his own defense; that the prosecutor committed reversible error by making an…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by26 opinions

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