Booker T. Wider v. United States

After a jury trial in the District Court, appellant was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon and of carrying a concealed weapon. He received concurrent sentences of 2 to 6 years and one year, respectively. On this appeal, appellant urges that the court erred in finding him competent to stand trial.

On defense counsel’s motion prior to the trial, appellant was hospitalized for mental examination pursuant to D.C. CODE § 24-301 (a). The resulting hospital report stated that in the opinion of the hospital staif appellant was competent to stand trial, that he was suffering from a mental…