United States Ninth Circuit

The District Court's order committing Defendant to a medical facility for determination of whether to issue a dangerousness certificate is affirmed where the District Court properly found that a substantial probability did not exist that Defendant would become competent to stand trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/15/2009
• Decided 04/29/2009
• Published 04/29/2009

Judges

• Before STEPHEN S. TROTT, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Shereen J. Charlick and Vincent J. Brunkow, Federal Public Defenders, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Karen P. Hewitt, U.S. Atty., and William A. Hall, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.