U.S. v. BEATTY, 7:12-CR-41 (HL). (2014)
Court: District Court, M.D. Georgia
Number: infdco20140908931
Visitors: 18
Filed: Sep. 05, 2014
Latest Update: Sep. 05, 2014
Summary: ORDER HUGH LAWSON, Senior District Judge. Defendant Charles Beatty ("Defendant") is currently scheduled to undergo a mental competency evaluation by the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"). In an earlier Order (Doc. 22), the Court had ordered the BOP to videotape the competency evaluation. The Court has today been contacted by Dr. Heather Ross, who is going to evaluate Defendant's mental competency. Dr. Ross has informed the Court that complying with the requirement to videotape the competency e
Summary: ORDER HUGH LAWSON, Senior District Judge. Defendant Charles Beatty ("Defendant") is currently scheduled to undergo a mental competency evaluation by the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"). In an earlier Order (Doc. 22), the Court had ordered the BOP to videotape the competency evaluation. The Court has today been contacted by Dr. Heather Ross, who is going to evaluate Defendant's mental competency. Dr. Ross has informed the Court that complying with the requirement to videotape the competency ev..
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ORDER
HUGH LAWSON, Senior District Judge.
Defendant Charles Beatty ("Defendant") is currently scheduled to undergo a mental competency evaluation by the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"). In an earlier Order (Doc. 22), the Court had ordered the BOP to videotape the competency evaluation. The Court has today been contacted by Dr. Heather Ross, who is going to evaluate Defendant's mental competency. Dr. Ross has informed the Court that complying with the requirement to videotape the competency evaluation will considerably delay matters because significant logistical arrangements are necessary for recording evaluations. Dr. Ross also stated that she has spoken with counsel for Defendant and counsel for the Government, and that neither attorney said that videotaping Defendant's competency evaluation would be necessary. Therefore, unless either Defendant or the Government files an objection prior to September 12, 2014, the BOP is authorized to conduct Defendant's competency evaluation without videotaping it. Any such objection must state the reasons therefor.
SO ORDERED.
Source: Leagle
