Legal Opinion

United States v. Nna Onuoha

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 20, 2016No. 15-50300PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge:.

Nna Alpha Onuoha appeals the district court’s order authorizing the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to forcibly medicate him to restore his competency to stand trial. On-uoha was charged under ■ 18 U.S.C. §§ 844(e) and 1038(a)(1) for allegedly, making phone calls to authorities at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) ■ instructing ..them to evacuate the airport. •He was found unfit to stand trial, and the district court ordered him to be forcibly medicated pursuant to Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003). We have jurisdiction…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Washington v. HarperSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Sell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. United States v. BarkerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Duane BerryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. Darlene FiesteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  3. United States v. GamarraDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018
  4. United States v. Jean-Paul GamarraCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Jean-Paul GamarraCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019

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