No. 23-6993

Leon Akins v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: competency-evaluation criminal-procedure drope-v-missouri due-process dusky-v-united-states judicial-review mental-competency record-evidence trial-standards
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-05-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision conflicts with this Court's decisions in Dusky v. United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960) and Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975) on the matter of what qualifies as a record sufficient to support a finding of mental competency to stand trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED DOES THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECISION CONFLICT WITH THIS COURTS DECISION IN DUSKY V. UNITED STATES, 362 US 402 (1960) AND DROPE V. MISSOURI, 420 U.S. 162 (1975) ON THE MATTER OF WHAT QUALIFIES AS A RECORD SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A FINDING OF MENTAL COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL? 2

Docket Entries

2024-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2024)

Attorneys

Leon Akins
Leon Akins — Petitioner
Leon Akins — Petitioner