Claim Reentry Defendant Was Incompetent for Trial Rejected

US v. Lopez-Hodgson, No. 08-2106, 5/28/09 (unpublished)- The 10th rejects a challenge to defendant’s competency to stand trial and upholds his conviction for reentry after conviction for an aggravated felony. The district court properly admitted the testimony of a forensic psychologist from the US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, and did not clearly err in agreeing with his opinion that defendant was competent to stand trial, despite contrary opinion from two defense experts.