UNITED STATES v. FIESTE

No. 23-1739.

84 F.4th 713 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darlene FIESTE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Kienstra , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas Drysdale , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Brennan, St. Eve, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


Defendant Darlene Fieste faces charges for threatening to assault and murder two federal judges, three former United States presidents, and the current President. She is currently incompetent to stand trial— Fieste struggles with a mental illness that causes her to experience delusions. Now in custody, Fieste has refused...

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