Delguidice v. Singletary

Dean Delguidice, a Florida prison inmate convicted in 1988 of attempted manslaughter and two counts of battery, appeals the district court’s judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. Delguidice argues that the state trial court erred in admitting the testimony of a psychologist because his counsel was not sufficiently notified in advance of the scope and nature of the examination giving rise to the psychologist’s testimony. We reverse and remand.

I. FACTS

The issues in this appeal involve two overlapping criminal prosecutions of Delguidice.…