United States Sixth Circuit

In a conviction for multiple counts involving drugs, firearms, violence and multiple murders, court order authorizing involuntary medication treatment plan designed to restore defendant's competency to stand trial is affirmed over claims of error that the district court erred in finding that the evidence offered at the hearing was sufficient to establish that the proposed treatment is substantially likely to restore defendant's competency.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/28/2008
• Published 08/28/2008

Judges

• Before:  NORRIS, BATCHELDER, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Craig P. Fickling, Jr., Fickling & Madewell, Cookeville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  David E. Hollar, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Craig P. Fickling, Jr., Fickling & Madewell, Cookeville, Tennessee, Richard B. Mazer, San Francisco, California, for Appellant.  David E. Hollar, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Sunny A.M. Koshy, Assistant United States Attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.