No. 21-6818
Arron Lawson v. Ohio
IFP
Tags: 5th-amendment 8th-amendment capital-offenses competency competency-evaluation constitutional-rights criminal-procedure death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment fifth-amendment state-court-proceedings
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment
DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference:
2022-03-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a state Court proceeding resulting in a death sentence violate the Fifth and Eighth Amendments when the court fails to ensure the defendant's competency to plead guilty to capital offenses despite known factors warranting a competency evaluation?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Does a state Court proceeding resulting in a sentence of death violate the Fifth and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States when the court fails to insure that the defendant is competent to enter a plea of guilty to capital offenses despite substantial factors known to the court which should have prompted a competency evaluation?
Docket Entries
2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-01-28
Brief of respondent Ohio in opposition filed.
2022-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 10, 2022)
Attorneys
Arron Lawson
Robert A. Dixon — Law Office of Robert A. Dixon, Petitioner
State of Ohio
Brigham M. Anderson — Anderson & Anderson Co., LPA, Respondent