UNITED STATES v. QUINTERO

No. 19-10300.

995 F.3d 1044 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sonia QUINTERO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 29, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Edith Cunningham (argued) and James D. Smith , Assistant Federal Public Defenders; Jon M. Sands , Federal Public Defender; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Tucson, Arizona; for Defendant-Appellant.

Shelly K.G. Clemens (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Christina M. Cabanillas , Deputy Appellate Chief; Michael Bailey , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Tucson, Arizona; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Richard C. Tallman, Jay S. Bybee, and Bridget S. Bade, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Sonia Quintero was found incompetent to stand trial and was committed to the custody of the Attorney General pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4241(d) for assessment of her potential for restoration to competency. Under Department of Justice policy, Quintero was to be hospitalized in an inpatient facility for evaluation...

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