No. 20-5616
Zachary Knotts v. West Virginia
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bench-trial competency-hearing constitutional-rights criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process indictment-disposition mental-competency proof-standard trial-jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2020-11-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
If a defendant is indicted and found not competent to stand trial, is the court obligated to write a final order disposing of the case when the court no longer has jurisdiction over the individual?
If a court fails to write a final order disposing of the indictment, does this raise issues of double jeopardy, and are the individual's constitutional rights violated?
When a defendant is deemed not competent to stand trial, but requests a bench trial to determine if there is sufficient evidence for a conviction, what is the level of proof that is required? Do the requirements stated in US v. Haymond, 139 S. Ct. 2369 (June 2019) apply here?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
if-defendant-not-competent-to-stand-trial
Docket Entries
2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-20
Waiver of right of respondent West Virginia to respond filed.
2020-09-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 8, 2020)
Attorneys
West Virginia
Lindsay Sara See — Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent
Zachary Knotts
Zachary Knotts — Petitioner