| Hylton Robbed Bank Then
Enforced Medication To Restore Competence and
Time Served
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 30 – David Michael
Hylton was arrested for
allegedly robbing a bank with
what appeared to be a shotgun.
But at the time
of arrest he was found to not
be mentally competent. So he
was imprisoned and ordered
medicated. He was "restored to
competence" and pled guilty.
On July 30 he
appeared for sentencing before
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Denise L. Cote. Inner
City Press live tweeted it:
Judge Cote:
Sentencing was to have been
May 15. But, the pandemic. We
have been waiting for this
date for some time. I have
received a proposed order of
restitution, and a of
forfeiture, for $7,210. I'm
going to sign it. [The name of
the bank has been sealed]
Judge Cote: The
bank robbery was with what
appeared to be a shotgun. In
the record it is claimed that
his mental health
deterioration was because he
was incarcerated. I disagree.
It was longstanding. "He
was not competent at the time
he came into custody."
Judge Cote: The
defendant refuses to take his
medication. So it is forcibly
administered. The protection
of society is a major concern
on my part.
Federal Defender:
The issue is to make sure he
maintains his progress. He has
been injected for some time.
Judge Cote: The
defendant has been in custody
for two and a half years. I am
ordering him released, but
staying the order for one week
to give Probation a
chance.
The case is US v.
Hylton, 18-cr-102 (Cote)
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