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Martin v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided March 28, 1980No. 11356PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*325OPINION

2Per curiam

Kenneth P. Martin was charged with robbery. Following an arraignment and a preliminary examination, he was declared incompetent to stand trial, pursuant to NRS 178.415. The proceedings were suspended and Martin was placed in the Lake’s Crossing Center for the Mentally Disordered.

A few months later, the administrator of the center notified the district judge that Martin was no longer incompetent. A sanity commission was impaneled pursuant to NRS 178.455. The three-member commission concluded that he was competent to stand trial. Martin was arraigned a second time and a trial date was…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Langley v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Williams v. Warden, Nevada State PrisonNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Sondergaard v. Sheriff, Clark CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1975

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4Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jones v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1991

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