United States v. Lester Ruston

Case: 10-10069 Document: 00511645438 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/26/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 26, 2011 No. 10-10069 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LESTER JON RUSTON, Defendant-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:04-CR-191-1 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Lester Jon Ruston, federal civil detainee # 26834-177, was indicted in 2004 for threatening to assault and murder a United States Magistrate Judge and found not guilty by reason of insanity. Ruston appeals the district court’s order on remand finding him incompetent under 18 U.S.C. § 4241 and ordering him to remain civilly committed to the custody of the Attorney General. The district court did not clearly err in determining that Ruston was not competent under § 4241 based on a forensic psychological evaluation performed * Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent Case: 10-10069 Document: 00511645438 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/26/2011 No. 10-10069 by Shawn E. Channell, Ph.D. and the parties’ joint stipulation. Accordingly, the Government’s motion to dismiss the appeal is GRANTED, the appeal is DISMISSED, and all other motions are DENIED. 2