No. 25-5042

Deshawn Demarcus House v. Jeff Long, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: competency-to-stand-trial criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus judicial-inquiry mental-health
Latest Conference: 2025-12-12 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a judge's failure to conduct a reasonable inquiry into a defendant's competency to stand trial violates due process when the defendant's mental state raises significant concerns about his ability to understand the proceedings

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Docket Entries

2025-12-15
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-11-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-10-14
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-29
Application (25A240) denied by Justice Gorsuch.
2025-08-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-05
Application (25A240) for bail, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
2025-06-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 7, 2025)

Attorneys

Deshawn Demarcus House
Deshawn Demarcus House — Petitioner
Deshawn Demarcus House — Petitioner