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Requests to BOP by Sentencing Judge not Reviewable on Appeal

Loaded on May 15, 2011

Filed under: Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging. Location: Michigan.

Federal criminal defendants may not appeal requests made by district judges to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided October 26, 2009.

Jerry Hebert pled guilty to bank robbery. At his sentencing, the court asked the BOP to treat Hebert for a ...

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