No. 18-6329

Adan Sandoval Dominguez v. M. Eliot Spearman, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: competency competency-standard constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process factual-understanding judicial-standard major-depressive-disorder mental-competency mental-health rational-understanding standing trial-rights
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Latest Conference: 2018-11-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did defendant meet the competency requirement to stand trial set forth in Godinez v. Moran, 509 U.S. 389 (1993)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did defendant meet the competency requirement to stand trial set forth in Godinez v. Moran, 509 U.S. 389 (1993), which states a defendant must have “sufficient present ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding” and must have “a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him” in spite of defendant’s diagnosis of major depressive disorder? i TABLE ON CONTENTS CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS. 0... cece cece ttc tteeneeteee

Docket Entries

2018-12-03
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-10-31
Waiver of right of respondent M. Eliot Spearman, Warden to respond filed.
2018-10-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 15, 2018)

Attorneys

Adan Sandoval Dominguez
Young Joon KimFederal Public Defenders Office, Petitioner
Young Joon KimFederal Public Defenders Office, Petitioner
M. Eliot Spearman, Warden
David Delgado-Rucci — Respondent
David Delgado-Rucci — Respondent