United States v. Collins

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Melvin Clyde Collins II appeals his conviction on the ground that he was deprived of counsel at his competency hearing. At his competency hearing, the district court was presented with two issues: a motion to withdraw filed by Mr. Collins’s lawyer and the issue of Mr. Collins’s competency. The district court addressed the competency issue before the withdrawal motion. As a result, Mr. Collins’s lawyer, believing that there had been a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship, did not comment on Mr. Collins’s competency and did not introduce available evidence that…