Legal Opinion

Watts v. Singletary

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 18, 1996No. 95-4403Published

1Opinion of the Court

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. No. 95-4403. Carl Eugene WATTS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Harry K. SINGLETARY, Respondent-Appellant. July 18, 1996. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. (No. 94-6258-CIV-UUB), Ursula Ungaro-Benages, Judge. Before KRAVITCH, DUBINA and CARNES, Circuit Judges. KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge: A habeas petitioner contends that his due process rights were infringed when he was tried and convicted in state court for murder while incompetent to stand trial. We hold that petitioner has failed to prove a violation of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Medina v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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