Indiana v. Edwards
2008 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the standard for competency to stand trial was not linked to the standard for competency to represent oneself.
Quick Facts Indiana v. Edwards, Argued March 26, 2008 Decided June 19, 2008 ...
Indiana v. Edwards | |
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Argued March 26, 2008 Decided June 19, 2008 | |
Full case name | State of Indiana v. Ahmad Edwards |
Docket no. | 07-208 |
Citations | 554 U.S. 164 (more) 128 S. Ct. 2379; 171 L. Ed. 2d 345 |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction reversed by the Indiana Supreme Court, 866 N.E.2d 252 (Ind. 2007) |
Holding | |
A criminal defendant who is competent to stand trial may nevertheless be found incompetent to represent himself at that trial. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito |
Dissent | Scalia, joined by Thomas |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV |
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