Legal Opinion
United States v. Yvonne Cooks Johns
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 1, 1984No. 83-1595PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Yvonne Cooks Johns pled guilty to kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201, and was sentenced to a term of fifty years. The sole issue on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence before the trial court to raise a bona fide doubt about Johns’ competency. We hold that there was, and therefore remand the case to the district court for further proceedings.
I
The defendant was charged with kidnapping in an indictment returned February 9, 1983. Counsel was appointed, and at the opening of a hearing on February 15, the following colloquy ensued:
Court: How do you plead?
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. John Digilio, in No. 75-2218. Appeal of Harry Lupo, in No. 75-2219. Appeal of Peter Szwandrak, in No. 75-2220Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Ruben Portillo Chavez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Tules v. Zapata v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by34 opinions
- United States v. James GarrettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Giuseppe Pellerito, A/K/A Joseph El Italiano, United States of America v. Hector Rivera-Martinez, A/K/A El MenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Marvin Arnesto Crews, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Boltz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
- State v. ByrgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
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