Legal Opinion
Donald Gene Boag v. Robert Raines
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1985No. 84-1545PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Boag appeals the dismissal of his habeas corpus petition, contending the district court erred in concluding that new evidence he presented was insufficient to raise a substantial doubt as to his competency to stand trial in 1967. We affirm.
In 1967, Boag was convicted of various felonies in Arizona court. At his trial, Boag’s counsel made a motion for examination of his client’s mental condition. The trial court did not rule on this motion, nor did it order a competency hearing. Boag’s conviction was affirmed on direct appeal.
In 1980, Boag brought this action for a writ…
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