United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's tax fraud conviction is affirmed where: 1) even if the burden were on the government to prove defendant's competence to stand trial, the government met its burden; and 2) the district court's finding by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant was competent to stand trial was not arbitrary, unwarranted, or clearly erroneous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2009
• Published 11/12/2009

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BRIGHT, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lee Lawless, AFPD, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven E. Holtshouser, AUSA, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.