U.S. v. BECKTON

No. 13-4037.

740 F.3d 303 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reggie Andre BECKTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Richard Croutharmel , Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Kristine L. Fritz , Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas G. Walker , United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge KEENAN and Judge THACKER joined.


DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Reggie Andre Beckton of two counts of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Beckton appeals, contending that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to permit him to testify in narrative form, and erred in forcing him to choose between his right to testify in his own defense and his right to represent himself. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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