Joseph Kelly Dingler v. the State of Texas

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• describing the scope of defense counsel’s duties when counsel concludes that there is a competency issue and the defendant objects
• applying the ABA's \good faith doubt\ standard, ABA Criminal Justice Standard 7-4.3[c], to ineffective assistance of counsel claim
• “Because the defendant is appealing his commitment pursuant to section 4241(d), it is his release from that commitment, if anything, that would moot this appeal.”
• “Normally, we require criminal defendants alleging ineffective assistance of counsel to obtain a ruling by a district court on their argument by way of a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.”

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