U.S. v. WESTON

No. 99-3016.

194 F.3d 145 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Russell Eugene WESTON, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. L. Barrett Boss, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.

David B. Goodhand, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Erik P. Christian, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Russell Eugene Weston, Jr., the appellant in this case, is charged with the murder of two United States Capitol Police Officers and the attempted murder of a third. In this appeal, Weston seeks to challenge an order of the District Court requiring him to undergo a competency examination to be conducted by a psychiatrist...

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