U.S. v. GHANE

No. 04-1769.

392 F.3d 317 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America Appellee, v. Hessam GHANE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Owen, Jr., argued, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, Missouri (Raymond C. Conrad on the brief), for appellant.

D. Michael Green, argued, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kansas City, Missouri (Todd P. Graves on the brief), for appellee.

Before COLLOTON, HEANEY, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Hessam Ghane is a 54-year-old naturalized United States citizen of Iranian descent who suffers from delusional disorder. On February 4, 2003, Ghane was admitted to an Overland Park Hospital emergency room, stating that he was suicidal because he was depressed and out of work. He told a physician's assistant that he intended to kill himself using a solid form of cyanide, which he had acquired through his years as a chemist, and stored in his...

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