No. 24-6395

Robert Lewis Dear, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split competency-restoration criminal-procedure due-process forcible-medication sell-standard
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court must specifically address substantial evidence undermining the case for forcible medication of a criminal defendant to restore competence under Sell v. United States

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

When ordering that a criminal defendant be forcibl y medicat ed to restore competence under Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166 (2003) , must a district court specifically contend with substantial evidence that would undermine the case for forcible medication , as the Fourth Circuit requires in United States v. Watson , 793 F.3d 416 (4th Cir. 2015), or can a court order forcible medication without even addressing such evidence, as the Tenth Circuit permit ted below ?

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-31
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 26, 2025)
2024-12-11
Application (24A572) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 21, 2025.
2024-12-09
Application (24A572) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 19, 2024 to January 21, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Robert Dear
Jacob Rasch-ChabotOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent