United States v. James "Jimmy" Donofrio

RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

James “Jimmy” Donofrio, charged with extortionate means of debt collection, 18 U.S.C.A. § 891, was found incompetent to stand trial. The district court committed the defendant to the custody of the United States Attorney General for examination, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.A. § 4241. Donofrio appeals the commitment order on the ground that it is excessive. He argues that any period of commitment is unreasonable because evidence shows that he will never attain the capacity to permit a trial to proceed. We affirm.

Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 4241(d) provides that if a court finds…