Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Friedman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2004No. 03-10422PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4241(d), defendant-appellant Donald Friedman was involuntarily committed to the custody of the Attorney General based on a finding by the district court that he is incompetent to stand trial on federal criminal charges. We hold that we have jurisdiction over Friedman’s appeal of this order. On the merits, we affirm the decision of the district court.
I. Background
On January 30, 2003, Donald Friedman walked into an FBI field office with a two-page letter signed by him and addressed to Special Agent Jack Murmylo of the United States…
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