United States v. James Curtis

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

James Curtis was indicted on one count of possession of a firearm after having been committed to a mental institution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4). Curtis was found incompetent to stand trial, and he objected to treatment with antipsychotic medication to restore him to competency. The district court ordered that Curtis be involuntarily medicated. We conclude that the case must be remanded to the district court for further proceedings.

I. Background

Curtis is a 74-year-old man who suffers from delusional disorder, persecutory type. This psychotic mental illness…