Legal Opinion
Berl Estes McDonald v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1966No. 8420_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Pursuant to remand on the former appeal (McDonald v. United States, 10 Cir., 341 F.2d 378) the trial court conducted a full evidentiary hearing touching the petitioner’s mental competency at the time of his guilty plea. The court found that at the time of his guilty plea he was mentally competent to and did consult with his appointed counsel; that he had a rational and factual understanding of the charges and the nature of the proceedings against him; that he was mentally capable of assisting his counsel and fully understood the effect of his guilty plea; that the plea was entered voluntarily…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bobby Gene Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Danny R. Scarponi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Frank Abel and John G. Grimes v. Harry C. Tinsley, Warden, Colorado State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
- Leonard J. Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- Berl Estes McDonald v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by8 opinions
- James D. Booker v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Frank Peter BalistrieriCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Ivan L. Deckard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Frederick Harold Brokaw v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Bruce Kagen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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