Stephen M. Patterson, Jr. v. United States
1. Whether Edwards' heightened competency standards apply when a court grants a borderline competent and mentally ill defendant's request to represent himself at trial and waive his Sixth Amendment rights to representation of counsel.
2. Whether the trial court is required to conduct an additional inquiry and first ascertain that a borderline competent and mentally ill defendant is capable of self-representation prior to allowing that defendant to waive his Sixth Amendment right to representation.
Whether Edwards' heightened competency standards apply when a court grants a borderline competent and mentally ill defendant's request to represent himself at trial and waive his Sixth Amendment rights to representation of counsel