Addkison v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
608 So.2d 304 (1992)
Clarence Earl ADDKISON
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 89-KA 26.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
August 5, 1992.
Michael H. Steele, Steele & Shaw, Kosciusko, for appellant.
Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
BANKS, Justice, for the Court:
In this appeal, the Court is asked to revisit the procedure to be followed when the competency of the accused to stand trial is in issue. We find that the defendant did not receive a proper hearing on this issue, and that it is likely that an erroneous legal standard was employed. We…
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hansen v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Emanuel v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
- Adler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1880
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Thorson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Nicholson on Behalf of Gollott v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
- Puckett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
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