No. 20-7711

Scott Dwayne Chatman v. Iowa

Lower Court: Iowa
Docketed: 2021-04-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process incompetency incompetent-defendant iowa-court-of-appeals iowa-courts judicial-review mental-competency
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-05-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. DID THE IOWA COURT OF APPEALS DENY
AN INCOMPETENT DEFENDANT DUE
PROCESS?

II. DID THE IOWA COURT OF APPEALS AND
IOWA SUPREME COURT CONVICT AN
INNOCENT MAN IN A CASE WHERE THE
ALLEGED ACCUSER DIED?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Iowa court of appeals deny an incompetent defendant due process?

Docket Entries

2021-05-24
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-04-28
Waiver of right of respondent Iowa to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-03-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 12, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Iowa
Kevin Cmelik — Iowa Department of Justice, Respondent
Scott Dwayne Chatman
Scott Dwayne Chatman — Petitioner