Legal Opinion
State v. Byrd
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided November 6, 1974No. 1 CA-CR 654PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBSON, Chief Judge.
The only question raised on appeal is whether the evidence of mental competency before the court was sufficient to support a finding that defendant was not only competent to stand trial but also to plead guilty.
The facts necessary for a determination of this issue are as follows: On November 27, 1972, a complaint was filed charging defendant John Henry Byrd with three counts of attempted sodomy, two counts of child molesting, one count of rape, and one count of attempted rape.
Prior to the preliminary hearing, a petition for a mental examination was filed. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Westbrook v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gilbert F. Sieling, Sr. v. Frank A. Eyman, Warden, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Guenter H. Schoeller v. Walter Dunbar, Director, California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- State v. DecelloArizona Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Major v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
- State v. RodriquezCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
- Byrd v. CardwellDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1977
- State v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1979