United States v. Paul Dameron Midgett

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• agreement between court and defense counsel did not effect waiver of defendant’s constitutional right to testify
• “[T]he right to testify clearly does not include the right to commit perjury.” (quoting United States v. Teague, 953 F.2d 1525, 1530 (11th Cir. 1992) (en banc))
• ‘‘in the cir- cumstances of this case, the court impermissibly forced the defendant to choose between two constitutionally protected rights: the right to testify on his own behalf and the right to counsel’’

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