United States Seventh Circuit

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's request for a second competency evaluation, where evidence gave the court no new concerns of defendant's purported incompetence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2003
• Decided 07/15/2003
• Published 07/15/2003

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ruth Hennage (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard H. Parsons, Andrew J. McGowan (argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.