What are some cases involving the removal of a pro se defendant from the courtroom after he raised his clenched fist at the judge?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Engel, 968 F.3d 1046 (9th Cir. 2020):
United States v. Mack , 362 F.3d 597, 599 (9th Cir. 2004) ; see also Badger v. Cardwell , 587 F.2d 968, 97173 (9th Cir. 1978) (affirming the removal of a pro se defendant from the courtroom after he engaged in "an increasingly heated dialogue" with the judge, "raised a clenched fist" at the judge, and "taunted the court to expel him").
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