Supreme Court· 6/6/1983
Maggio v. Fulford
Citations
- 462 U.S. 111
- 103 S. Ct. 2261
- 76 L. Ed. 2d 794
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 49
- 51 U.S.L.W. 3869
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that state court’s finding of competency to stand trial was “fairly supported by the record”
- holding that competency to stand trial is a question of fact
- holding that competency to stand trial is a question of fact
- assuming that competency is a factual determination entitled to the presumption of correctness
- upholding state-court finding of competency that was fairly supported by the 27 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO record
- stating that “the original trier of the facts holds a position of advantage from which appellate judges are excluded” and that therefore, “[i]n doubtful cases the exercise of his power of observation often proves the most accurate method of ascertaining the truth”
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Judges: Brennan, Marshall, Stevens, White
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- Delaware v. FenstererSupreme Court· 1985-11-04· cited 1,786×
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court· 1985-12-03· cited 1,743×
- Thompson v. KeohaneSupreme Court· 1995-11-29· cited 1,729×
- Allen v. HardySupreme Court· 1986-06-30· cited 521×
- Joseph Nara v. Frederick FrankThird Circuit· 2007-06-12· cited 514×
- Larry David Davis v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of California State Prison at San QuentinNinth Circuit· 2004-09-21· cited 424×
- Brumfield v. CainSupreme Court· 2015-06-18· cited 391×
- Francis S. v. StoneSecond Circuit· 2000-08-09· cited 328×
- State v. CowansOhio Supreme Court· 1999-10-20· cited 323×
- Carriger v. StewartNinth Circuit· 1997-12-17· cited 280×
- United States v. Charles Joseph Hogan, A/K/A Hal Winter Michael TrupeiEleventh Circuit· 1993-03-03· cited 274×
- Demosthenes v. BaalSupreme Court· 1990-06-03· cited 266×
- United States v. John Javilo McCullahTenth Circuit· 1996-02-05· cited 265×
- People v. AultCalifornia Supreme Court· 2004-08-16· cited 244×
- Taylor v. HornThird Circuit· 2007-09-20· cited 237×
- Tolbert v. PageNinth Circuit· 1999-06-28· cited 193×
- Terry Allen Bouchillon v. James A. Collins, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionFifth Circuit· 1990-08-07· cited 181×
- Montana v. HallSupreme Court· 1987-04-27· cited 172×
- Pedro Medina v. Harry K. Singletary, Florida Department of CorrectionsEleventh Circuit· 1995-07-17· cited 166×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court· 1966-03-21· cited 3,039×
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court· 1975-02-19· cited 2,695×
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court· 1981-01-21· cited 2,073×
- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court· 1983-02-22· cited 1,618×
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court· 1982-03-22· cited 691×
- United States v. Oregon State Medical SocietySupreme Court· 1952-04-28· cited 578×
- State v. NixSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1975-12-08· cited 117×
- John Fulford v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryFifth Circuit· 1982-11-29· cited 51×
- White v. EstelleSupreme Court· 1983-01-10· cited 12×
- State v. FulfordSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1974-09-13· cited 2×
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