Opinion ID: 552340
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Heading: Prescott's Mental Status

Text: 8 At the mental status hearing the government submitted the Forensic Evaluation of Drs. Edward Landis and Gregory Caesarboth of Butner Correctional Institution--who prepared their report in response to the court's December 1, 1989 order. The evaluation concluded Prescott was not suffering from a mental disease or defect. The defense presented the report and testimony of Dr. Whitney, who diagnosed Prescott as suffering from a severe borderline personality disorder which he averred was a mental disease or defect, but who testified at the hearing that such disorder is not viewed as a mental disease or defect within the mental health community. The trial court found Prescott was not suffering from a mental disease or defect that would qualify him for commitment to a suitable facility, rather than imprisonment, under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 4244(d).