United States v. Turner Baker

Appellant Turner Baker, who was convicted of armed bank robbery in 1993 and sentenced to 254 months imprisonment, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for a new commitment order to reflect his legal name change. On appeal, Baker argues that “a prisoner has a first amendment int[e]rest in using his religious name, at least in conjunction with his committed name,” and courts have approved the addition of a prisoner’s new name. According to Baker, the district court erred by denying his motion to have his new name added to his commitment order. Baker further argues that Federal…