Where a defendant’s counsel argued that his client’s competency at the plea-entry stage was an issue for appeal, the district court did not err in finding that the defendant was competent to plead guilty, so the judgment is affirmed and ...

Tagged with: Competency Guilty Plea

Where defendant’s mental health professionals and his independent psychological examiner unanimously agreed that defendant lacked insight into his mental condition, was noncompliant with medication, displayed paranoid and delusional behavior, and engaged in behaviors that led to his criminal charges, commitment ...

Tagged with: Assault of Probation Officer Commitment to Hospitalization Competency Criminal Law

U.S. v. Dalasta (MLW No. 70510/Case No. 16-1818 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

Tagged with: Competency Criminal Law Mandatory Commitment

U.S. v. Olivares (MLW No. 69986/Case No. 15-2239 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)

Tagged with: Competency Criminal Law discovery Self Representation

State v. Osborn (MLW No. 69793/Case No. WD78713 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

Tagged with: Competency Criminal Law Guilty Plea Sufficiency Of Evidence

State v. Hubbard (MLW No. 69124/Case No. WD78000 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Witt, J.)

Tagged with: Competency Criminal Law Defendant’s Outbursts Presence At Trial

State ex rel. Richard Strong v. Griffith (MLW No. 67911/Case No. SC95043 – 14 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; Teitelman, J., dissents in separate opinion)

Tagged with: Competency Criminal Law death penalty mental illness

State ex rel. Andre Cole v. Griffith (MLW No. 67644/Case No. SC94880 – 39 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; Russell, C.J., Fischer and Wilson, JJ., concur; Stith, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Draper and Teitelman, JJ., concur in opinion of Stith, J.)

Tagged with: Competency Criminal Law death penalty

State v. Driskill (MLW No. 67616/Case No. SC93882 – 42 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Draper III, J.; Russell, C.J., Fischer, Wilson, and Teitelman, JJ., concur; Breckenridge, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Stith, J., concurs in opinion of Breckenridge, J.)

Tagged with: Competency Criminal Law Death Penalty Case

U.S. v. Curtis (MLW No. 66298/Case No. 13-2085 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)

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Sittner v. State (MLW No. 65392/Case No. ED99165 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Norton, J.)

Tagged with: Abandonment Competency Criminal Law Post-Conviction Relief