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Fifth Circuit· 4/18/2000

Mata v. Johnson

Citations

  • 210 F.3d 324
  • 2000 WL 390493

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • describing the Rees Court's order for a competency inquiry in the district court as a “remand” even though the Court explicitly stated that it retained jurisdiction
  • competency hearing affords petitioner due process by “alloiving the parties to present any other evidence relevant to the.question of competency.” (emphasis added)
  • the trial court “should seek to elicit a narrative response from the defendant that he has been advised of his rights, that he understands the details and has discussed the matter with his attorney, and that he wishes to waive his constitutional protections.”
  • considering petitioner's competency to waive collateral review

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Judges: Wiener, Parker, Dennis

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