Morris v. Painter

This appeal was brought by Claude Ray Morris, appellant/petitioner below, from an order of the Circuit Court of Mingo County denying his request for habeas corpus relief.1 In his petition for appeal, Mr. Morris assigned error to the circuit court’s ruling that he was competent to stand trial.2 After reviewing the record and listening to the arguments of the parties, we reverse the circuit court’s denial of habeas relief.

I

The record indicates that on September 19, 1991, Mr. Morris killed his brother and sister-in-law, maliciously wounded his niece, and assaulted his nephew. He was apprehended…