U.S. v. Francis, 16-00020-01-CR-W-HFS. (2018)
Court: District Court, W.D. Missouri
Number: infdco20181108e69
Visitors: 3
Filed: Oct. 26, 2018
Latest Update: Oct. 26, 2018
Summary: ORDER HOWARD F. SACHS , District Judge . On September 20, 2018, a competency hearing was held regarding defendant's ability to properly assist counsel in his defense. After making an independent review of the record and the applicable law, Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts determined that based on the findings of the Forensic Report authored by Dr. Szyhowski (Doc. 26), defendant does not appear to be suffering from a severe mental disease or defect that has impacted his ability to understa
Summary: ORDER HOWARD F. SACHS , District Judge . On September 20, 2018, a competency hearing was held regarding defendant's ability to properly assist counsel in his defense. After making an independent review of the record and the applicable law, Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts determined that based on the findings of the Forensic Report authored by Dr. Szyhowski (Doc. 26), defendant does not appear to be suffering from a severe mental disease or defect that has impacted his ability to understan..
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ORDER
HOWARD F. SACHS, District Judge.
On September 20, 2018, a competency hearing was held regarding defendant's ability to properly assist counsel in his defense. After making an independent review of the record and the applicable law, Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts determined that based on the findings of the Forensic Report authored by Dr. Szyhowski (Doc. 26), defendant does not appear to be suffering from a severe mental disease or defect that has impacted his ability to understand the legal proceedings and to properly assist his counsel.
To-date, no objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed, and the time in which to do so has expired.
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that the findings and conclusions in the REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (Doc. 34) are ADOPTED by the undersigned.
SO ORDERED.
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