Legal Opinion
United States v. Reggie Beckton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 21, 2014No. 13-4037PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge KEENAN and Judge THACKER joined.
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted Reggie Andre Beckton of two counts of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Beckton appeals, contending that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to permit him to testify in narrative form, and erred in forcing him to choose between his right to testify in his own defense and his right to represent himself. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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In May 2011, a grand jury indicted Beckton on two counts of…
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