No. 20-5468

Corey Manning v. Michigan

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2020-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: competency-hearing competency-to-stand-trial constitutional-rights criminal-procedure critical-stages due-process fair-trial judicial-procedure right-to-be-present supreme-court-precedent trial-presence
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2020-10-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether defendant-appellant was denied his constitutional right to be present at all critical stages of trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1.) WHETHER DEFENDANT-APPELLANT WAS DENIED HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT ALL CRITICAL STAGES OF TRIAL WHERE HE WAS INTENTIONALLY NOT SUMMONED BY THE TRIAL JUDGE TO APPEAR IN COURT IN PERSON? 2.) WHETHER THE STATE COURT ERRED IN CONCLUDING THAT DEFENDANT-APPELLANT WAS COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL WHERE THE DOCTOR CONDUCTING THE TESTING ADMITTEDLY FAILED TO CONDUCT COMPLETE TESTING OF 3.) WHETHER THE STATE COURT'S ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS VIOLATED PRECEDENCE SET BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT WHERE @) AN ACCUSED HAS THE RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT ALL CRITICAL STAGES OF THE TRIAL WHERE HIS ABSENCE MIGHT FRUSTRATE THE FAIRNESS OF THE PROCEEDINGS, b) WHERE THE TRIAL STATED THAT TESTING WAS NECESSARY UPON THE SHOWING IN THIS CASE THAT DEFENDANT MAY BE INCOMPETENT, THUS ESTABLISHING THAT THE COURT HAD A BONA FIDE DOUBT AS TO COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL, AND c) WHERE THE STATE COURT FAILED TO OBSERVE a PROCEDURES ADEQUATE TO PROTECT RIGHT NOT TO BE TRIED OR CONVICTED WHILE INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL?

Docket Entries

2020-11-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-10-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
2020-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Corey Manning
Corey L. Manning — Petitioner
Corey L. Manning — Petitioner