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Dusky v. United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court affirmed a defendant's right to have a competency evaluation before proceeding to trial. [1] The Court outlined the basic standards for determining competency. [2]
A person subject to a civil proceedings order may not institute or continue civil proceedings in any court (which includes tribunals of a judicial function [33]) without leave of the High Court. A person subject to a criminal proceeding order may not lay information before a justice of the peace or prefer a bill of indictment without leave of ...
In a court filing, Solicitor General Noel Francisco said the original DACA policy was introduced by Obama administration officials "even though existing laws provided them no ability to do so."
Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that determined a U.S. state violated due process by involuntarily committing a criminal defendant for an indefinite period of time solely on the basis of his permanent incompetency to stand trial on the charges filed against him.
The president asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to end a program protecting thousands of young immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally.
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During the trial, DiNorscio went on to fire his lawyer and represent himself during the entire trial. Although not popular with Accetturo and Taccetta, DiNorscio is reported to have charmed the jury; as the trial ended in 1988, all twenty defendants were acquitted, with a great deal of "pull" attributed to the congenial personality demonstrated ...
WORCESTER - A federal jury Tuesday convicted two former state troopers, including one from Westborough, of all the charges they faced regarding allegations they orchestrated more than $130,000 in ...