No. 23-7037

Billy Joe King v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-jurisdiction burden-of-proof civil-procedure competency-hearing constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence-admissibility judicial-review mental-capacity standing
Latest Conference: 2024-05-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petitioner has met the burden of proof to establish his mental incompetence and entitlement to a competency hearing

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2024-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-03-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 19, 2024)

Attorneys

Billy Joe King
Billy Joe King — Petitioner
Billy Joe King — Petitioner