Legal Opinion
United States v. Jean-Daniel Perkins
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 1, 2015No. 13-13444PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAIKALA, District Judge:
Jean-Daniel Perkins appeals his conviction and the 360-month sentence that the district court imposed after a jury, in Mr. Perkins’s absence, found him guilty on all counts of a 37-count indictment concerning a credit card fraud scheme. Following his arrest, Mr. Perkins embarked upon a new scheme — one designed to ensnarl the proceedings against him so that he might avoid trial altogether. Mr. Perkins rejected two court-appointed attorneys, attempted to hijack every hearing that he attended, and refused to participate in his own trial, threatening physical violence if…
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