Mental Capacity

May 21, 2026

Supreme Court dismisses death penalty case on people with mental disabilities

The Supreme Court on Thursday chose not to weigh in on what standards states should use to assess whether a person who commits a crime must be spared the death penalty because of intellectual disabilities.

Jan 3, 2020

Probate: Amendments to Will, Trust and Beneficiary Forms-Mental Capacity

Defendant appealed from the judgment finding that the amendments to his grandmother’s will, trust and beneficiary forms, which named him and his cousin as beneficiaries, were null and void because […]

Jun 6, 2018

Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Mental Capacity

Deen v. State (MLW No. 71702/Case No. WD80643 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

Jul 9, 2014

Probate : Estate Plan Changes – Mental Capacity – Undue Influence

Ivie v. Smith (MLW No. 66616/Case No. SC93872 – 30 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, J.; all concur)

Feb 12, 2013

Criminal Law: Sentencing – Mental Capacity

U.S. v. Ford (MLW No. 64665/Case No. 12-2094 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.)

May 19, 2011

Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Motion – Guilty Plea – Effect Of Medications

Weeks v. State (MLW No. 62207/Case No. SD30690 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)

Apr 13, 2011

Civil Rights: Statute Of Limitations – Equitable Tolling – Mental Capacity

Montin v. Gibson, et al. (MLW No. 62054/Case No. 09-3692 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.)

Sep 3, 2009

Social Security: SSI Application – Treating Doctor – Mental Capacity

Davidson v. Astrue (MLW No. 59592/Case No. 08-3337 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Where an administrative law judge found that a claimant of supplemental […]