Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided September 22, 2000No. 2000-K-0489PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
769 So.2d 1168 (2000)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Hulen MARTIN.
No. 2000-K-0489.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 22, 2000.
2Per curiam
Granted. The decision of the court of appeal is vacated to the extent that it remands this case to the district court for the appointment of a sanity commission and the retrospective determination, if possible, of the defendant's competency to stand trial in 1993.
Due process requires that states adopt adequate anticipatory measures to minimize the risk that an incompetent person may be tried and convicted. Medina v. California, 505 U.S. 437, 112 S.Ct. 2572, 120 L.Ed.2d 353…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Medina v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State v. SnyderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
- Dezso John Lokos v. Walter Capps, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- State v. WilkersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. BerrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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4Cited by21 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Seals v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
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