No. 20-7795

Antwan Lamar Hutchinson v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion appellate-procedure competency competency-hearing criminal-procedure drope-standard due-process mental-health procedural-review sixth-circuit standard-of-review
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-05-13 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court reverse the Sixth Circuit's modified version of the three-factor legal test in Drope v. Missouri

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Should the Court reverse the Sixth Circuit's modified version of the three-factor legal , "test in Drope v. Missouri, because it adds a fourth factor, “statements of Defense counsel regarding the competency of their client,” which a judge must consider when deciding whether to sua sponte order a competency hearing, despite numerous strategic, ethical, and practical reasons that prevent Defense counsel from opining as to their own client's competency? 2) Is procedural due process violated through the appellate standard of review of abuse of discretion, as applied to a district court’s failure to swa sponte order a competency hearing, when relevant evidence of incompetency exists and there is no record the court applied the appropriate legal test to that relevant evidence to determine whether to order a competency hearing or mental evaluation?

Docket Entries

2021-05-17
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-04-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-04-19
Motion (20M68) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the puiblic record Granted.
2021-03-31
MOTION (20M68) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-17
Motion (20M68) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
2021-03-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 19, 2021)

Attorneys

Antwan Lamar Hutchinson
Matthew C. GulottaThe Gulotta Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
Matthew C. GulottaThe Gulotta Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent