United States v. Bell

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REINHARD, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant, Daphne E. Bell, was indicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2113 A & D and 18 U.S.C. § 924(k) arising out of an armed bank robbery. The government filed before Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney a motion for a court-ordered mental examination of defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12.2(c) and 18 U.S.C. §§ 4241 and 4242. The magistrate judge issued a memorandum opinion and order denying the government’s motion. The government filed with this court an objection to the magistrate judge’s order and a motion in…