U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2009

United States v. Hameed

United States v. Hameed
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided April 28, 2009 · King, Duncan, Hamilton
325 F. App'x 272

United States v. Hameed

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Abdul Hameed appeals from his convictions for conspiracy, continuing financial criminal enterprise, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and fraudulent use of credit cards. Hameed proceeded pro se in the district court, and he is pro se here on appeal. His informal brief contains numerous nonsensical and meritless claims, most challenging the jurisdiction of the district court. We find most of his claims without legal basis and dismiss them as frivolous.

The one claim we will address in further detail is Hameed’s assertion that he did not understand the charges against him. On the day of his trial and after a psychiatric examination found him to be competent, Hameed stipulated to all the facts in his case as forecast by the Government and was, thus, found guilty by the court. Hameed had previously dismissed his attorneys in order to proceed pro se. He was appointed stand-by counsel, but he refused to utilize that resource. When the district court attempted to inform Hameed of the rights he was waiving and ascertain whether he understood his options, Ha-meed declined to respond appropriately and instead repeated that he did not consent to the proceedings and that the court was without jurisdiction. We find, therefore, that, to the extent Hameed did not understand the charges against him, he had only himself to blame. He spurned all help and advice that was offered and continued to pursue frivolous claims even after they had already been denied on more than one occasion.

*274 For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Hameed’s convictions. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED.

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