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Supreme Court· 3/21/1966

Pate v. Robinson

Citations

  • 383 U.S. 375
  • 86 S. Ct. 836
  • 15 L. Ed. 2d 815
  • 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2113

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that \the conviction of an accused person while he is legally incompetent violates due process\
  • concluding that “the conviction of an accused person while he is legally incompetent violates due process”
  • holding that failure to provide adequate procedures to ensure that the Dusky test is met deprives a defendant of his constitutional right to a fair trial
  • holding that a judge must provide a competency hearing on his own motion if the evidence raises a bona fide doubt as to the defendant’s competence to stand trial
  • holding that the failure of a trial court to hold a competency hearing sua sponte may violate due process if there is sufficient evidence to cast doubt upon a defendant’s competency
  • holding that the Illinois court's failure to invoke the relevant statutory procedures deprived the defendant of an inquiry concerning his fitness to stand trial, and defendant therefore suffered a due process violation

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Judges: Clark, Harlan, Black

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