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Henderson v. State

Citations

  • 977 S.W.2d 508
  • 1998 Mo. App. LEXIS 1905
  • 1998 WL 724514

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  • “[i]n the absence of some suggestion of mental instability, there is no duty on counsel to initiate an investigation of the mental condition of an accused”
  • “[t]he suspicion or actual presence of some degree of mental illness or need for psychiatric treatment does not equate with incompetency to stand trial [or plead guilty]”

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Judges: Garrison, Montgomery, Shrum

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