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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-953 | Brandon Michael Council v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2024-03-01 | Denied | circuit-split competency criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel federal-death-penalty judicial-discretion mental-competence trial-competency | Whether a trial court may deem a defendant competent based solely on the unexplained, unsupported opinion of a defense expert or defense counsel |
| 23A555 | Brandon Michael Council v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2023-12-15 | Presumed Complete | competency-hearing criminal-trial due-process ineffective-assistance mental-competence supreme-court-review | Whether a trial court must independently determine a criminal defendant's competency to stand trial, even when defense counsel and an expert claim the… |