No. 23-6149

Gary Lynn Gatlin v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4241-motion competency-evaluation criminal-procedure due-process intellectual-disability mental-competency mental-illness standards-of-review
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Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should courts evaluate evidence supporting motions for competency evaluations differently when the claimed basis for incompetency is intellectual disability rather than mental illness?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. SHOULD COURTS EVALUATE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING MOTIONS FOR COMPETENCY EVALUATIONS DIFFERENTLY WHEN THE CLAIMED BASIS FOR INCOMPETENCY IS INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RATHER THAN MENTAL ILLNESS? Il. WHAT IS THE CORRECT STANDARD FOR REVIEWING DENIED MOTIONS FOR COMPETENCY EVALUATIONS UNDER 18 U.S.C. § 4241(A) AND CONSTITUTIONAL DUE PROCESS WHEN THE ISSUE IS WHETHER INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AFFECTS A DEFENDANT’S COMPETENCY? Til. DID THE TRIAL COURT VIOLATE THE STANDARDS FOR GRANTING A MOTION FOR A COMPETENCY EVALUATION AND HEARING WHEN THE DENIED MOTIONS WERE SUPPORTED BY DECLARATIONS OF COUNSEL AND A PSYCHIATRIC REPORT INDICATING THAT DEFENDANT’S INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY INTERFERED WITH DEFENDANT’S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARGES AND PARTICIPATE IN HIS DEFENSE? i

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-11-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2024)

Attorneys

Gary Gatlin
Michael W. PatrickLaw Office of Michael W. Patrick, Petitioner
Michael W. PatrickLaw Office of Michael W. Patrick, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent