Legal Opinion
Joseph v. Malinauskas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1974No. 74-1256PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Joseph V. Malinauskas, appellant, unsuccessfully sought relief in the District Court under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, contending that his prior guilty plea of having violated the federal bank robbery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2113, was invalid upon essentially two grounds: (1) that he was mentally incompetent to plead guilty; and (2) that he was under the influence of drugs at the time of the plea. 1
This appeal presents a question of law which has not previously been answered by this Court. We must determine the proper criteria for assessing the degree of mental competence…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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