· 12/10/2014
State of Arizona v. Anthony Lewis
Citations
- 236 Ariz. 336
- 340 P.3d 415
- 701 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 6
- 2014 WL 6985977
- 2014 Ariz. App. LEXIS 246
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- assuming without deciding that state bears burden of proof once trial court orders competency determination under Rule 11, Ariz. R. Crim. P.
- defining “enclose” as “[t]o surround on all sides; close in” and “[t]o fence in so as to prevent common use” (citing The American Heritage Dictionary 587 (5th ed. 2011)) (brackets in original)
- “[R]estoration treatment . . . often results in restoration to competence or a discovery the defendant had been malingering.”
- presumption of continued incompetency rebutted by evidence defendant was malingering, including “trying to appear mentally ill by exaggerating or feigning symptoms” and evidence of defendant’s alleged symptoms did not match his behavior
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Judges: Howard, Kelly, Vásquez
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