Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael A. S. Makris
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1973No. 72-2915PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Michael A. S. Makris was convicted in a non-jury trial on three counts of perjury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1621. On appeal Makris makes three primary contentions: (1) his sworn answers to questions propounded by an examiner for the Securities and Exchange Commission were not perjurious; (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the court’s finding that he was sane at the time of the alleged offenses; and (3) he was improperly denied a hearing under 18 U.S.C. § 4244 to determine his competency to stand trial.
We find that the court below erred in denying Makris the…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bronston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Giordano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by32 opinions
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