United States v. Duhon

FINAL DETERMINATION OF MENTAL INCOMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL

METHVIN, United States Magistrate Judge.

Following two evidentiary hearings, the undersigned magistrate judge concluded that Keith Joseph Duhon was incompetent to stand trial due to his mental retardation. 1 As required by law, the court committed Duhon to the custody of the Attorney General for hospitalization “to determine whether there is a substantial probability that ... he will attain the capacity to permit the trial to proceed.” 2 Eight weeks later, citing Duhon’s successful participation in the hospital’s “Competency Restoration…