Legal Opinion
Hinnant
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 13, 1997PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
The State of North Carolina seeks rendition of the petitioner, Arthur Lee Hinnant. As a result of a severe closed head injury with coma, Hinnant suffers from residual brain damage; a medical examiner has concluded that he is functionally incompetent. We are asked to decide whether his present incompetency requires a stay of the rendition proceedings until his competency is restored.
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In April, 1994, Hinnant was involved in an automobile collision in Johnston County, North Carolina, in which three women were killed. As a consequence of the collision Hinnant was charged with felony manslaughter.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Riggins v. NevadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
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