No. 19-5598

Wade Hampton Bigelow, aka Ray Ford Gore v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights competence-to-stand-trial competency constitutional-rights criminal-procedure discrimination due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel insanity-defense judicial-discretion mental-competency mental-health mental-health-records psychiatric-evaluation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the District Court Failed To Rule consistent with the Insanity Defense Reform Act (IDRA) (18 U.S.C. § 17) by failing to make a differentiation between Sanity at the time of the offense (and) Competence To Stand Trial, entitled of ay adigent to psychiatric evaluation of (150), and assess necessary To prepare an effective defense based on his mental condition.

2. Whether the District court has led to Rule consistent with Rule 12.2 of the FRE 4242 by failing to provide SECOND amiNnation by an jitted expert to eval uate the mental State of mind (M zo) of the defendant Bigelow and to mest gate tad to determine the extent of whence Waclgrks of fecking Big 4 cow's hatig all BL) in their uns Caused by the bee hiption thehap bmnedicahowsapproximal neni 20) each day 99+/B8-20170-1A93) (lines 2t=a5)

3. Whether the District Court abused their Discretion Denying Bigelow's Motion to withdraw the guilty Plea' considering defense counsel avis failure to looll ds Bigelow's pa GRES edical Rk conds 'het ec] we 4

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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court failed to rule consistent with the Insanity Defense Reform Act

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 16, 2019)

Attorneys

United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Wade Hampton Bigelow
Wade Hampton Bigelow — Petitioner