United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant's appeal of order for an in-custody mental examination is reversed and remanded as a court cannot order but may rather invite the defendant to consent to an outpatient examination under Federal Rule 12.2.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/01/2003
• Published 12/01/2003

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick Hansen (argued), Gregory K. Harris, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Thomas M. Dawson (argued), Leavenworth, KS, for Defendant-Appellant.