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Rever v. Acevedo

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 4, 2010No. 09-1156PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Per curiam

Scott Rever, an Illinois inmate, appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. After he was charged with 15 counts related to the kidnap and rape of his ex-girlfriend, Rever was twice found unfit for trial — the second finding came after a suicide attempt — and remanded to a state-run facility for treatment. When officials at the facility issued a report finding him competent to stand trial, his law yer stipulated to his competence despite the lawyer’s professed failure to understand the report. The court accepted the stipulation and Rever went to trial without a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Medina v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. People v. PitsonbargerIllinois Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Rice v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  2. Byers v. BasingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  3. Morgan v. ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  4. United States ex rel. Parish v. HodgeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014
  5. United States Ex Rel. Anderson v. HardyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2011

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