U.S. v. MUHAMMAD

No. 98-10960.

165 F.3d 327 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruth MUHAMMAD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Dobbs, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Karl Anthony Rupp, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before GARWOOD, BARKSDALE and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

For this expedited appeal from an order committing federal prisoner Ruth Muhammad to hospitalization for treatment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4245, disposition having been by a magistrate judge, acting by written consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1), at issue are: whether the magistrate judge lacked jurisdiction; the constitutionality of the preponderance of the evidence standard in § 4245(d...

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