Legal Opinion

United States v. Jermaine Pryor

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 22, 2016No. 15-2123PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Before us is a case involving the invocation of the right to self-representation, voice-identification testimony, and a sentencing enhancement for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. Because we find no error below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Jermaine Pryor (who calls himself AI Gomono Bey) 1 was charged with conspiring with three other men to distribute heroin between 2012 and 2014. The conspiracy operated by having interested persons call a phone number to speak to “Daffy Duck” and negotiate a purchase of heroin. “Daffy”…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. StevensSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  3. United States v. Norman WestCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Raymond McLaughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
  5. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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