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U.S. v. JAMES

No. 19-30049.

938 F.3d 719 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Susan Kirchoff JAMES, also known as Susan James, also known as Susan Kirchoff, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 16, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Boitmann , Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Jeffrey Ryan McLaren , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Maria Michelle Carboni , U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Celia Clary Rhoads, Esq. , Federal Public Defender's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, HO, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.

Forced medication to ensure that a mentally troubled criminal defendant is competent to stand trial implicates profound liberty interests under the Due Process Clause. To protect those interests, the Supreme Court has established a four-prong test that prosecutors must satisfy before a court may compel the medication...

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