Legal Opinion
State v. McClendon
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 1968No. 1790PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOCKWOOD, Justice:
Two questions have been certified to this Court for determination under Rule 346 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S. <1956).
“QUESTION NUMBER 1
“Where an accused is sane and competent in all respects, except that he is suffering from permanent amnesia which prevents him from recalling facts immediately surrounding the alleged crime of first degree murder, and the accused is the only witness as to the alleged crime, and the prosecution’s case is otherwise circumstantial and where the accused’s plea is one of ‘not guilty’:
“a) Is such an accused competent to stand trial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cichos v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cummins v. PriceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- State v. SevernsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1959
- Thomas v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
- State v. ThomasArizona Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- People v. FrancabanderaNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. KleypasSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
- State v. BrooksOhio Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. LymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
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