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Parties Involved:
Jeffrey Lawrence Bracy
Appellant
United States
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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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

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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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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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