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U.S. v. SIMPSON

No. 09-30075.

645 F.3d 300 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eldridge SIMPSON, also known as Woozy, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew M. Coman (argued), Stephen Andrew Higginson , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Pamela Ries Metzger (argued), Waltzer & Associates, Harvey, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, ELROD and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Eldridge Simpson was indicted for various federal crimes, including, inter alia, conspiracy to traffic in narcotics, membership in a criminal enterprise, murder and attempted murder. Simpson was provided two court-appointed lawyers, Sheila Myers and Julian Murray, but he persistently refused to cooperate with them. They argued that this behavior demonstrated that he was incompetent. The district court, after hearing the testimony...

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