U.S. v. DOCKINS

No. 92-7076.

986 F.2d 888 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George James DOCKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Lewis, Oxford, MS, (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John M. Alexander, Asst. U.S. Atty., Robert Q. Whitwell, U.S. Atty., Oxford, MS, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, HIGGINBOTHAM, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals his convictions on two grounds. He first argues that the district court erred in ruling him competent to stand trial and in failing to grant a mistrial and hold a third competency hearing after his behavior at trial. Second, defendant urges that the government failed to prove his status as a convicted felon, requiring reversal of his convictions for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and making false...

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