Legal Opinion
United States v. Algere
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 5, 2005No. CRIM.A. 03-86PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
VANCE, District Judge.
Before the Court is the government’s second motion for authorization to involuntarily medicate defendant Lawrence Al-gere with antipsychotic drugs to restore his competency to proceed to trial. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the government’s motion.
I. FACTS AND BACKGROUND
On April 4, 2003, defendant Algere was indicted for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On May 9, 2003, on a joint motion from the government and Algere, the Court appointed a licensed psychologist, Dr. Emily Fallís at the Federal…
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