United States v. Whittington

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Edward Whittington (Whittington) was charged with multiple counts of preparing false tax returns. Whittington’s counsel requested a hearing to determine whether Whittington was competent to stand trial. The district court 1 found Whittington was competent, and thereafter a jury found Whittington guilty. Whittington appeals the competency determination. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2002, Whittington was convicted of filing a false tax return. On October 18, 2007, a grand jury indicted Whittington on ten counts of willfully aiding, assisting, and advising the preparation of…