Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael A. S. Makris
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1976No. 75-3090PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
This is the second appeal emanating from the 1972 federal perjury conviction of Michael A. S. Makris for falsely testifying before the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the mandate of this court issued in defendant’s first appeal, the district court conducted a nunc pro tunc competency hearing to determine whether Makris was competent to stand trial in 1972. After deciding the threshold question that a meaningful hearing was possible, the court received extensive medical and lay testimony and concluded that Makris was legally competent under the standard…
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