U.S. v. TURNER, 4:12CR40004-001. (2012)
Court: District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Number: infdco20120618419
Visitors: 6
Filed: Jun. 15, 2012
Latest Update: Jun. 15, 2012
Summary: ORDER HARRY F. BARNES, District Judge. On the 15 th day of June, 2012, the above styled and numbered case came before the Court for a hearing in regard to the Defendant's competency to stand trial. The Government was represented by Assistant United States Attorney David R. Ferguson. The Defendant was present and was represented by his attorney, John F. Stroud, III. Based upon the psychological evaluation conducted by Dr. Jeremiah Dwyer, Ph.D, Federal Bureau of Prisons Forensic Psychologist,
Summary: ORDER HARRY F. BARNES, District Judge. On the 15 th day of June, 2012, the above styled and numbered case came before the Court for a hearing in regard to the Defendant's competency to stand trial. The Government was represented by Assistant United States Attorney David R. Ferguson. The Defendant was present and was represented by his attorney, John F. Stroud, III. Based upon the psychological evaluation conducted by Dr. Jeremiah Dwyer, Ph.D, Federal Bureau of Prisons Forensic Psychologist, t..
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ORDER
HARRY F. BARNES, District Judge.
On the 15th day of June, 2012, the above styled and numbered case came before the Court for a hearing in regard to the Defendant's competency to stand trial. The Government was represented by Assistant United States Attorney David R. Ferguson. The Defendant was present and was represented by his attorney, John F. Stroud, III. Based upon the psychological evaluation conducted by Dr. Jeremiah Dwyer, Ph.D, Federal Bureau of Prisons Forensic Psychologist, the Court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the Defendant is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent to the extent that he is unable to understand the nature and consequences of the proceedings against him or to assist properly in his defense.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4241(d), the Defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative to hospitalize the Defendant for treatment in a suitable facility for such a reasonable period of time, not to exceed four months, as is necessary to determine whether there is a suitable probability that in the foreseeable future he will attain the capacity to permit the trial to proceed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Source: Leagle
