Legal Opinion
Joel Tiller v. Mary H. Esposito, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1990No. 88-8937PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, Joel Tiller, petitioner-appellant, challenges the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In 1969, Tiller, age 16, pleaded guilty to malice murder and one count of burglary. Tiller contends that his procedural due process rights, as enunciated in Pate v. Robinson, 383 U.S. 375, 86 S.Ct. 836, 15 L.Ed.2d 815 (1966), were violated when the state trial court failed to hold a competency hearing before accepting his guilty plea. 1 We agree. 2
The test for determining competence to stand trial or to plead guilty is whether the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- 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
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. Charles Joseph Hogan, A/K/A Hal Winter Michael TrupeiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Taylor v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Jermyn v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Davidson J. James v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. James DixonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
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