Legal Opinion
Gary Wayne Harkins v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1977No. 76-1324PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
This state habeas corpus appeal arises from Gary Wayne Harkins’ claim that he was mentally incompetent on March 28, 1969, when he pleaded guilty to bank robbery charges in a Missouri state court. Harkins claims that the state court erred in failing to conduct a hearing on the issue of competency prior to accepting his plea. Alternatively, he contends that his counsel was ineffective in failing to bring his' alleged incompetency to the trial court’s attention at an early date.
Appellant was charged with bank robbery by information on November 2, 1968. He retained J.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- 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
- Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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- Willie Reynolds v. Larry Norris, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Horace Edward Hollis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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