No. 18-6084
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: competency constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel manifest-injustice mental-capacity plea-bargaining
Latest Conference:
2018-10-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. WAS THE PETITIONER'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS VIOLATED
WHEN THE PETITIONER UNKOWINGLY AND UNINTELLIGENTLY
ACCEPTED A PLEA TO A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE THAT
SHE NEVER MET REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR AND DID A MANIFEST
INJUSTICE OCCUR WHEN COUNSEL FAILED TO HAVE AN IQ TEST
PERFORMED ON PETITIONER TO TEST HER COMPETENCY?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Was the petitioner's constitutional rights violated when the petitioner unknowingly and unintelligently accepted a plea to a second degree murder charge that she never met required elements for and did a manifest injustice occur when counsel failed to have an IQ test performed on petitioner to test her competency?
Docket Entries
2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-05
Waiver of right of respondents Secretary, et al. to respond filed.
2018-07-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 24, 2018)
Attorneys
Secretary, et al.
C. Todd Chapman — Florida Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Sharon Lee
Sharon Byrd Lee — Petitioner