United States v. Reed

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________

m 01-20685 _______________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

VERSUS

SEAN BOB REED,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (m H-00-CR-481-1) _________________________

August 14, 2002

Before DAVIS, JONES, and SMITH, On appeal, he raises issues regarding his com- Circuit Judges. petency to stand trial and to face sentencing. As part of his argument, he asserts that his PER CURIAM:* guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary and that the court should have asked open-ended Sean Reed pleaded guilty of bank robbery. questions, instead of just yes-or-no questions, in an effort better to ascertain his competency. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has deter- We have reviewed the briefs, the record, mined that this opinion should not be published and is and the applicable law and have heard the not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. arguments of counsel. We conclude that the district court properly found Reed competent and that there was no error in the court’s other rulings. In any event, the standard of review for a competency determination is highly def- erential, and the rulings here are easily pro- tected by that standard.

The judgments of conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.