Legal Opinion
James Richard Odle v. Jeanne Woodford, Acting Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 6, 2001No. 99-99029PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
We consider the circumstances in which a criminal defendant is entitled to a hearing to determine his competency to stand trial.
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James Richard Odie was tried and convicted in 1983 of two first degree murders and sentenced to death. He unsuccessfully exhausted his state court remedies and filed a federal habeas petition raising fifty-six claims. After protracted proceedings, the district court denied all relief in 1999, 1 and Odie appeals.
Odie filed his habeas petition before the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) went into effect on April 24, 1996,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Medina v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by84 opinions
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