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· 2/4/1982

Jorge Acosta v. R. v. Turner, Superintendent, Glades Correctional Institution

Citations

  • 666 F.2d 949
  • 63 A.L.R. Fed. 681
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 22075

How courts have described this case

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  • requiring a hearing when there is a “bona fide doubt” as to competency
  • where the defendant stipulated to competency in reliance on a promise of the state trial court, the court must keep its promise
  • where the defendant stipulated to competency in reliance on a promise of the state trial court, the court must keep its promise

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Judges: Godbold, Johnson, Anderson

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