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· 11/7/2012

United States v. John Hardimon

Citations

  • 700 F.3d 940
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 22834
  • 2012 WL 5416460

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that affidavit of qualified psychiatrist is required to establish that drug impaired defendant’s ability to think
  • observing a \combination of deeply confused or clouded thinking with coherent speech and normal demeanor is rare\
  • observing a \combination of deeply confused or clouded thinking with coherent speech and normal demeanor is rare\
  • “A judge is required to investigate the defendant’s mental state if there are indications at the plea hearing or later of an impairment that made him incompetent to plead.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Easterbrook, Posner, Rovner

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