Legal Opinion
Charlie Lee Evans v. Robert Raines and Robert K. Corbin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1986No. 85-1845PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge.
Charlie Lee Evans was convicted of rape and kidnapping for rape in the Superior Court of Pima County, Arizona, following a trial in which he represented himself. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of thirty years to life for rape and thirty to fifty years for kidnapping for rape. Before trial, Evans was examined by psychiatrists and found competent to stand trial. The experts, however, never evaluated whether Evans had been competent to waive counsel, which arguably requires a higher degree of lucidity and rationality. See Brewer v. Williams, 430 U.S. 387, 404,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Maggio v. FulfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Baird v. KoernerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Harris by and Through Ramseyer v. BlodgettDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1994
- State v. HarrisWashington Supreme Court · 1990
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