United States Fifth Circuit

Order authorizing the involuntary medication of defendant after finding him incompetent to stand trial in an assault case is vacated where the government failed to exhaust the administrative procedures required under the circumstances, rendering the case unripe for judicial review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2005
• Published 11/21/2005

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rene I. Salomon, Asst. U.S. Atty., Catherine M. Maraist (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for U.S., Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Lafayette, LA, for White.