Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court, dashed the hopes of criminal defense advocates that the justices would recognize a "right to competency" in habeas proceedings similar to the due process right to competency at trial.
January 10, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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WASHINGTON – A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 8 that mentally ill prisoners do not have a right to put off their federal habeas corpus appeals while they try to regain mental competency.
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the court, dashed the hopes of criminal defense advocates that the justices would recognize a “right to competency” in habeas proceedings similar to the due process right to competency at trial.
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