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U.S. v. WATKINS

No. 91-2576.

983 F.2d 1413 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry R. WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Shapiro, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div. and Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Standish E. Willis and Judith A. Scully (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

On April 23, 1991, Harry Watkins' trial on three counts related to threatening telephone calls to equal employment opportunity personnel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was set to begin. Prior to jury selection, the district court excluded Mr. Watkins from the courtroom. The court found that he had knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to be present during trial. The trial proceeded in his absence, and Mr. Watkins was convicted. He...

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