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U.S. v. WHITTINGTON

No. 08-3698.

586 F.3d 613 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward WHITTINGTON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Lawless, AFPD, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Steven E. Holtshouser, AUSA, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, BRIGHT, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Edward Whittington (Whittington) was charged with multiple counts of preparing false tax returns. Whittington's counsel requested a hearing to determine whether Whittington was competent to stand trial. The district court1 found Whittington was competent, and thereafter a jury found Whittington guilty. Whittington appeals the competency determination. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2002, Whittington...

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