United States v. Willard O. Walker

BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Willard 0. Walker was indicted for escaping from a federal reformatory, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751, and for kidnapping two persons in furtherance of the escape, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201. Walker’s attorney made a motion prior to trial for the appointment of a psychiatrist to determine both Walker’s mental capacity to commit the offense with which he was charged 1 and his mental capacity to stand trial. The court granted the motion and ordered that Walker be examined by Dr. Reinhardt, who was selected by defense counsel from a list of psychiatrists…