United States v. Jeffrey Bracy , 510 F.3d 792 ( 2007 )


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  •                      United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 07-1563
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    United States of America,               *
    *
    Appellee,                  *
    * Appeal from the District Court
    v.                                * for the Eastern District of
    * Arkansas.
    Jeffrey Lawrence Bracy,                 *
    *
    Appellant.                 *
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    Submitted: November 13, 2007
    Filed: December 21, 2007
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    Before MELLOY, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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    BEAM, Circuit Judge.
    Jeffrey Bracy was arrested following a dispute at a Forrest City, Arkansas,
    hotel, and was subsequently charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    Before trial, defense counsel requested a psychiatric evaluation of Bracy's competency
    to stand trial. Bracy was examined and diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which
    rendered him mentally incompetent to stand trial. Bracy was committed to treatment
    at a federal facility in Lexington, Kentucky, where he refused anti-psychotic
    medication. Bracy appeals1 the district court's2 determination that Bureau of Prison
    (BOP) personnel could involuntarily medicate him with anti-psychotic medication.
    While this appeal was pending, Bracy was certified as competent to stand trial
    by the BOP and discharged from the federal facility. Moreover, a trial date has been
    scheduled3 by the district court. Accordingly, we find that this appeal is moot, and we
    remand to the district court for further proceedings.
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    1
    Although this is a collateral order, it is one that the Supreme Court has deemed
    appealable. Sell v. United States, 
    539 U.S. 166
    , 176-77 (2003).
    2
    The Honorable Garnett Thomas Eisele, United States District Judge for the
    Eastern District of Arkansas.
    3
    The district court docket sheet reflects that the trial was set for October 29,
    2007, but on October 23, 2007, Bracy filed an unopposed motion to continue the trial
    pending resolution of this appeal. Bracy's motion to continue is the last recorded
    event on the district court's docket sheet.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 07-1563

Citation Numbers: 510 F.3d 792, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 29527, 2007 WL 4462743

Judges: Beam, Melloy, Shepherd

Filed Date: 12/21/2007

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024