Supreme Court· 6/3/1990

Demosthenes v. Baal

Citations

495 U.S. 731
110 S. Ct. 2223
109 L. Ed. 2d 762
1990 U.S. LEXIS 2995

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concluding that a state court’s competency determination is entitled to a presumption of correctness on federal habeas review
concluding that a state court’s competency determination is entitied to a presumption of correctness on federal habeas review
concluding that state court’s finding that defendant was competent to waive his right to pursue further post-conviction review of his claims was entitled to a presumption of correctness on federal habeas corpus review
recognizing that state court’s conclusion about competency is entitled to presumption of correctness
holding that state court's determination that the petitioner was competent to waive his right to pursue further post-conviction review of his claims was a factual one, and therefore presumed correct under the federal habeas corpus statute
holding that state court’s determination that the petitioner was competent to waive his right to pursue further post-conviction review of his claims was a factual one, and therefore presumed correct under the federal habeas corpus statute

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Judges: Brennan, Blackmun, Stevens, Marshall

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