United States v. Wingo, No. 13-14435 (11th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendant, who suffers from early-onset dementia, was indicted for 49 counts related to his involvement in engaging in various schemes to fraudulently divert monies from a non-for-profit organization. He subsequently plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The court held that the district court abused its discretion in not sua sponte conducting a competency hearing because reasonable cause to believe that defendant might be incompetent exists on this record. The court remanded to the district court so that it can determine whether defendant's competency can be evaluated nunc pro tunc, and if so, for an assessment of his competency at the time of his guilty plea and sentencing. Accordingly, the court remanded for further proceedings.
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