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· 6/7/1971

United States Ex Rel. Daniels v. Johnston

Citations

  • 328 F. Supp. 100
  • 1971 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12971

How courts have described this case

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

  • recounting defendant hospitalized for six years following initial determination of incompetency, and continued to be hospitalized after court reevaluated and found him still incompetent
  • “It may be that a period of commitment for incompetency might be so extended that to try a defendant at its conclusion would be constitutionally impermissible.”
  • 8V2 year delay did not violate speedy trial right

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Judges: Wyatt

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