Legal Opinion
United States v. John Volpentesta
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 2013No. 11-2187PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DARROW, District Judge.
The defendant John Volpentesta was convicted of a number of real estate and tax fraud offenses stemming from his scheme to defraud customers, subcontractors, and investors in his construction business. He appeals on three grounds: that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; that his waiver of his right to counsel was not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently given; and that the district court erroneously denied his motions to continue the trial once he had decided to represent himself. We find no error oh the part of the…
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