Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Teague
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 1992No. 89-8181PublishedCited by 340 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Donald Teague was convicted of attempting to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). He appealed the district court’s denial of his motion for a new trial, arguing that he was denied his constitutional right to testify because his counsel did not call him as a witness at his trial. A divided panel of this court agreed that Teague’s right to testify had been violated, and reversed. United States v. Teague, 908 F.2d 752 (11th Cir.1990). A majority of the…
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