Legal Opinion

United States v. Lennie Cheama

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 2, 1984No. 83-2288PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

The order which is here appealed is that of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. In the order the defendant was committed to the custody of the Attorney General pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4246. This was after defendant was found incompetent to stand trial on federal murder and assault charges. The order of commitment provides that the defendant will remain in the custody of the Attorney General “until the defendant shall be mentally competent to stand trial or until the pending charges against him are disposed of according to law.” The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Greenwood v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. United States v. James Pickens Davis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
  4. Higgins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
  5. Battle v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. Honorable Jim R. Carrigan, United States v. Daniel G. Landry, United States v. Otis Elevator Company and Daniel G. LandryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. Walter Scot BoigegrainCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. John Leonard Ecker, A/K/A Leonard HoffeckerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Arnold GoldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. Priscilla J. DetersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998

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