Order — United States v. Angelo Hamilton (Southern District of Georgia, Document 35, filed February 5, 2026)

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This Order in United States v. Angelo Hamilton, CR425-122, addresses a competency examination. It states that Hamilton is indicted on counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Fentanyl, cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base, and that the United States Probation Office has moved to revoke supervised release in the related case 4:08-cr-210. The Court grants the parties' joint motion to modify its earlier competency orders, vacates the prior orders in both cases, and replaces them with this Order. It directs that the defendant be examined under 18 U.S.C. § 4241(b), placed in a facility designated by the Bureau of Prisons, and that a written report of findings go to Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray. The order is dated February 5, 2026.

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   Case 4:25-cr-00122-RSB-CLR   Document 35     Filed 02/05/26   Page 1 of 3




               UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
               SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
                    SAVANNAH DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,               )
                                        )
     v.                                 )      CR425-122
                                        )      CR408-210
ANGELO HAMILTON,                        )
                                        )
     Defendant.                         )

                                ORDER

     Angelo Hamilton is indicted on one count of possession with intent

to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of

possession with intent to distribute forty grams or more of a mixture or

substance containing a detectable amount of Fentanyl, one count of

possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a

detectable amount of cocaine hydrochloride, and one count of possession

with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable

amount of cocaine base. 4:25-cr-122, doc. 1 (Indictment). The United

States Probation Office has also moved to revoke Hamilton’s supervised

release.   See 4:08-cr-210, doc. 49.        The Court previously granted

Defendant’s counsel’s request for a competency evaluation in both cases.


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4:08-cr-210, doc. 71; 4:25-cr-122, doc. 32. In the indicted matter, the

parties have jointly moved for a modification of that Order. 4:25-cr-122,

doc. 34. That Motion is GRANTED. 4:25-cr-122, doc. 34. For clarity

and consistency, the Court VACATES the prior orders in both cases,

4:08-cr-210, doc. 71; 4:25-cr-122, doc. 32, and replaces them with this

Order.

     IT IS ORDERED that the defendant be examined and observed in

accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 4241(b) and that a report be filed pursuant

to 18 U.S.C. § 4247(b) and (c).

     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant be placed

immediately in a suitable facility, to be designated by the Bureau of

Prisons, for an examination to determine the mental competency of the

defendant.

     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the director and/or the

treatment staff of the designated facility shall make a written report of

their findings as soon as practicable to the Honorable Christopher L. Ray,

United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Southern

District of Georgia, P.O. Box 8286, Savannah, Georgia 31412, to


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Assistant United States Attorney John Patrick Harper, United States

Attorney’s Office, P.O. Box 8970, Savannah, Georgia 31401, and defense

counsel Lindy Moody, the L. Moody Law Firm, P.C., 2126 E. Victory

Drive #159, Savannah, Georgia 31404.          The designated facility shall

state its opinion as to whether the defendant is presently suffering from

a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent to the

extent that he is unable to understand the nature and consequences of

the proceedings against him or to assist properly in his defense.              18

U.S.C. § 4241(a).

     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the examiner’s report shall

include the pertinent information required by 18 U.S.C. § 4247(c).

     SO ORDERED this 5th day of February, 2026.



                                  UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
                                  SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA




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