United States v. Godinez-Ortiz

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that because the governing statute provided for a hearing, “if appropriate,” the hearing might never occur
• recognizing that because the governing statute provided for a hearing, “if appropriate,” the hearing might never occur
• recognizing that because the governing statute provided for a hearing, “if appropriate,” the hearing might never occur
• finding that the appellate court had collateral order jurisdiction over criminal defendant’s interlocutory appeal of district court’s involuntary commitment order
• explaining that the interplay between §§ 4241 and 4246 “necessarily contemplates the temporary commitment of [an incompetent defendant] so that the [hospital] director can conduct the evaluation necessary to make the certification decision”
• explaining that an “evaluation” is “necessary to make the certification decision”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).