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State v. Pollard

Citations

  • 657 A.2d 185
  • 163 Vt. 199
  • 1995 Vt. LEXIS 9

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  • given defendant's acknowledged mental problems, trial court should have engaged defendant in full-scale inquiry concerning his experience, motives, and understanding of his undertaking in waiving counsel
  • given defendant’s acknowledged mental problems, trial court should have engaged defendant in full-scale inquiry concerning his experience, motives, and understanding of his undertaking in waiving counsel
  • defendant’s garbled and inappropriate speech, refusal to take lawyers’ advice, and other irrational behavior necessitated further proceedings to determine competency, despite fact that psychiatrist had found defendant competent to stand trial

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Judges: Allen, Gibson, Dooley, Morse, Johnson

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