State v. Thomas, K1-94-0149a (1999)

DECISION

A hearing was held before the Court on September 28, 1998, on the defendant's motion for post conviction relief on the basis of a lack of competency on the part of the defendant to enter a plea in a knowing and intelligent manner by reason of continuing mental illness for which he was taking medication and while under the care of a prison psychiatrist.

TRAVEL OF THE CASE

In 1994, Carl Thomas, the defendant, was indicted on three counts of sexual assault in the first degree, one count of kidnapping, and one count of assault upon defendant's estranged wife, Barbara Thomas. Defendant was…