United States v. Dean Lawther

Appellant Dean Lawther appeals his conviction for transporting a "visual depiction involving the sexual exploitation of minors in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1) and (b)(1). On appeal, Lawther argues that his conviction should be vacated and his case remanded to the district court for further proceedings because his due process rights were violated. Lawther claims that the district court should have sua sponte ordered a competency hearing at sentencing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4241(a) because the information he presented was sufficient to raise a bona fide doubt of…