Legal Opinion
United States v. Long
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2010No. 09-10003PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
The government charged James Michael Long with four counts of wilfully failing to file income tax returns, contrary to 26 U.S.C. § 7203. After a trial on the merits, the jury found Long guilty of all four counts. Long, represented on appeal by the Federal Public Defender’s Office, appeals on two grounds. First, Long contends that the district court wrongfully denied him his right to represent himself. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 2532, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975). Second, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his pro se motion to dismiss…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Willie James Brown v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. WhitelawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Jerry Carlo Moreno v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, and Jim Mattox, Attorney General of the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Mary K. EdelmannCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by23 opinions
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