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U.S. v. PALMER

No. 06-31018.

507 F.3d 300 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne Lee PALMER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 31, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine M. Maraist, Michael J. Jefferson, Baton Rouge, LA, for U.S.

Richard Mark Upton, Law Office of Richard M. Upton, Baton Rouge, LA, for Palmer.

Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

This interlocutory appeal involves the district court's grant of the Government's motion to involuntarily medicate Wayne Lee Palmer to render him competent to stand trial. Because we conclude that this motion is constitutionally permissible under the particular circumstances shown in this record, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Palmer has had a long history of involvement with federal authorities. In...

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