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U.S. v. JAMES

No. 19-31011.

959 F.3d 660 (2020)

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 May 22, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Before SMITH, HO, and OLDHAM, Circuit Judges.

Susan James was found incompetent to stand trial because of mental illness. The district court granted the government authorization to administer antipsychotic medication to James involuntarily for the sole purpose of restoring her competency for trial. She brings a second interlocutory appeal per Sell v. United...

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