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UNITED STATES v. TUCKER

No. 20-4537, No. 21-4166, No. 22-4025, No. 22-4026.

60 F.4th 879 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Lewis TUCKER, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Lewis Tucker, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Lewis Tucker, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Lewis Tucker, Deiendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 24, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric J. Brignac , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Julie Carol Niemeier , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: G. Alan DuBois , Federal Public Defender, Jaclyn L. Tarlton , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Sandra J. Hairston , United States Attorney, Eric L. Iverson , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Heytens wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory and Judge Wilkinson joined.

This case involves a criminal defendant who has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial and languished in pretrial custody for more than five years. The district court found that involuntary medication is substantially likely to render the defendant competent and ordered a final extension of confinement to...

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