Legal Opinion
Joe Pedrero v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Dept. Of Offender Rehabilitation, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1979No. 78-1696PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Joe Pedrero appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition. Convicted by a Florida court of robbery and possession of narcotics, Pedrero sought federal habeas relief on the ground that the state violated his due process rights by failing to accord him an adequate hearing on his competency to stand trial and by denying his pretrial request for a psychiatric examination to aid him in establishing his defense of insanity at the time of the offense. His petition, and this appeal, present basically two questions. First, was the state trial court, on the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Dezso John Lokos v. Walter Capps, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ray Thomas Woodall, Jr. v. Charles A. Foti, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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