Massey v. District Court in & for Tenth Judicial Dist.

In an original proceeding, Robert G. Massey, an indigent defendant, seeks to prohibit the district court from proceeding further without first appointing a psychiatrist of his own choosing to examine him and determine his competency to proceed. Massey has been examined by two court-appointed psychiatrists who have expressed the opinion that he is competent to proceed. The trial court ruled that Massey was not entitled to a further psychiatric examination by the psychiatrist which he selected unless good cause was shown. We issued a rule to show cause and now discharge the rule.

The factual…