This blog focuses on news and information regarding practice in the federal courts in the Eastern District of California, with a special emphasis on criminal and civil rights cases.
John Balazs is an attorney in Sacramento, California, specializing in criminal defense, including appeals, habeas corpus, pardons, expungements, and civil forfeiture actions. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1989, he clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John was an Assistant Federal Defender in Fresno and Sacramento from 1992-2001. Please email EDCA items of interest to [email protected]. Follow me on twitter @balazslaw.
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Competency Evaluation Ordered for Lodi Man Charged With Attempting to Join ISIS
The Sacramento Bee reports that Judge Mendez ordered a competency evaluation for Lodi terrorism suspect Nicholas Teausant after his attorney explained here that Teausant is schizophrenic and may not be competent to stand trial.
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Competency Evaluation Ordered for Lodi Man Charged With Attempting to Join ISIS
The Sacramento Bee reports that Judge Mendez ordered a competency evaluation for Lodi terrorism suspect Nicholas Teausant after his attorney explained here that Teausant is schizophrenic and may not be competent to stand trial.