United States v. Perkins, No. 13-13444 (11th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendant, found guilty of 37 counts related to his involvement in a credit card fraud scheme, appealed his conviction and sentence. On appeal, defendant raised numerous issues. Defendant argued that the district court erred because it forced appointed counsel on him and because it held a trial in his absence. However, because the record showed that defendant planned to sabotage the criminal proceedings against him, the court would not consider these arguments where defendant invited any error that the district court may have committed. Further, the district court did not abuse its discretion when it found that defendant was competent to stand trial; defendant's 360-month sentence is reasonable; the district judge was not required to recuse; and the district court did not commit clear error in admitting an out-of-court photo array identification. Therefore, the court affirmed the judgment.
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