United States Sixth Circuit

Declaration that the defendant in a case for illegal possession of firearms was incompetent to stand trial is vacated and remanded where the court was required to hold a competency hearing, and erred by denying the government's request for such a hearing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2007
• Published 07/23/2007

Judges

• Before:  RYAN and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Steven S. Neff, Assistant United States Attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Rita C. LaLumia, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Steven S. Neff, Assistant United States Attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Rita C. LaLumia, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee.