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Type
Opinion
Author
Jeffrey S. Sutton
Filed
March 7, 2019
Case
United States v. Azat Martirossian
Case status
Decided

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SUTTON, Circuit Judge. Federal courts do not play "catch me if you can." If a defendant refuses to show up to answer an indictment, ignores an arrest warrant, or leaves the jurisdiction, the court may decline to resolve any objections to the indictment in his absence. What is known loosely as the fugitive disentitlement doctrine generally permits a federal court to insist on a defendant…

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