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111462P.pdf   02/09/2012  United States  v.  Michael Reed
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  11-1462
                          and No:  11-1463
   U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota - Bismarck   
   [PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Chief Judge Riley and Benton,
   Circuit Judges]
   Criminal Case - conviction. Evidence was sufficient the support
   conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. sec. 1521 based on filing of a false or
   fictitious lien, whether or not it effectively impaired the government
   official's property rights and interests. Record shows defendants made
   knowing and voluntary waiver of right to counsel and district court
   properly allowed defendants to exercise their constitutional right to self-
   representation. The district court did not abused its discretion in failing
   to determine if defendant was legally competent to waive his right.