U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Azat Martirossian
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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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