No. 19-5992

Demond Chatman v. Douglas Demoura

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review certificate-of-appealability competency competency-to-stand-trial due-process first-circuit first-circuit-court-of-appeals genuine-issue right-to-trial standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the First Circuit Court of Appeals err in refusing to grant certificate of appealability where, contrary to their stated denial, petitioner presented a genuine Due Process and Right to Trial issue of competency to stand trial?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the First Circuit Court of Appeals err in refusing to grant certificate of appealability where, contrary to their stated denial, petitioner presented a genuine Due Process and Right to Trial issue of competency to stand trial?

Docket Entries

2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent Douglas Demoura to respond filed.
2019-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2019)

Attorneys

Demond Chatman
Demond Chatman — Petitioner
Douglas Demoura
Thomas Edward BocianOffice of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Respondent