U.S. v. DIAZ

No. 09-15421.

630 F.3d 1314 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael A. DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 12, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Saviello (Court-Appointed), Law Offices of Tim Saviello, L.L.C., Stephanie Kearns , Fed. Pub. Def., Fed. Def. Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for Diaz.

Zahra S. Karinshak , Lawrence R. Sommerfeld , Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, GA, for U.S.

Before HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges, and COOKE, District Judge.


HULL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Michael Diaz appeals from the district court's order granting permission for the government to medicate him involuntarily with anti-psychotic medication to render him competent to stand trial for two armed robberies and other firearm offenses. After review and oral argument, we affirm. Diaz has not shown that the district court clearly erred in finding that the government satisfied its burden under Sell v. United States, ...

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