Eckford v. State

James Anthony Eckford, Jr. (Petitioner) petitions this Court for a writ of' habeas corpus arguing that he is being illegally detained without the benefit of a pretrial bond hearing. As explained below, we agree and grant the petition.

Petitioner was charged by information with attempted robbery and arrested. His defense counsel filed a motion suggesting Petitioner was not competent to proceed and requested a hearing. Petitioner was evaluated by Dr. Eric Mings, who' opined that Petitioner was not competent. Thereafter, the trial court ordered a second evaluation by Dr. Daniel P. Tressier. On…