United States v. Muriel-Cruz

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• asserting that given that counsel “enjoys a unique vantage for observing whether her client is competent . . . it would be untoward indeed to disqualify her from stating her opinion”
• “In arriving at a competency ruling, the district court may rely upon various kinds of evidence, including written medical opinions and observations by the court, counsel, and defendant himself regarding the defendant’s demeanor and fitness to stand trial.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).