No. 20-5616

Zachary Knotts v. West Virginia

Lower Court: West Virginia
Docketed: 2020-09-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bench-trial competency-hearing constitutional-rights criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process indictment-disposition mental-competency proof-standard trial-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-11-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

if-defendant-not-competent-to-stand-trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. If a defendant is indicted and found not competent to stand trial, is the court obligated to write a final order disposing of the case when the court no longer has jurisdiction over the individual? 2. If a court fails to write a final order disposing of the indictment, does this raise issues of double jeopardy, and are the individual's constitutional rights violated? 3. When a defendant is deemed not competent to stand trial, but requests a bench trial to determine if there is sufficient evidence for a conviction, what is the level of proof that is required? Do the requirements stated in US v. Haymond, 139 S. Ct. 2369 (June 2019) apply here?

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-20
Waiver of right of respondent West Virginia to respond filed.
2020-09-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 8, 2020)

Attorneys

West Virginia
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent
Zachary Knotts
Zachary Knotts — Petitioner
Zachary Knotts — Petitioner