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Eighth Circuit Vacates District Court Commitment Order Issued Without a Hearing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has granted the interlocutory appeal of Fred Neal, Jr., attacking the district court's discretion to order a commitment to conduct a competency evaluation, on Due Process grounds. It, ruled that a "district court was required to make findings regarding the need ...
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