Legal Opinion
Blakeney v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 3, 2013No. Nos. 10-CO-1074, 11-CO-1436PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Prior to appellant Michael Blakeney’s first-degree murder trial, his defense attorneys arranged for a psychologist to evaluate his competency. The psychologist opined that Blakeney was not competent to stand trial. However, Blakeney’s attorneys discounted the significance of that opinion and, after consulting with their client, chose not to raise the issue of his competency with the court. Blakeney proceeded to trial and was convicted of first-degree murder while armed and associated weapons offenses. He subsequently moved to vacate his convictions on Sixth Amendment…
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