United States v. Ventura

COMPETENCY ORDER

JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.

Following a hearing held in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 4247(d), the Court concludes that Robert J. Ventura is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him incompetent to the extent that he is unable to assist properly in his own defense.

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

A. The Competency Hearing

On March 12, 2009, the Court held a hearing in compliance with 18 U.S.C. § 4247(d) to determine the Defendant’s mental competency to assist properly in his defense pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4241(a). Once competency is raised, the Government…