No. 24-477

Thomas John Boukamp v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-10-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: competency-to-stand-trial criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-standard mental-capacity
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Latest Conference: 2024-11-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. In Dusky v. United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960), this Court the Dusky standard require that the defendant be

II. Does a defendant have a rational understanding of

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Dusky standard for competency to stand trial requires a defendant to have a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings against them

Docket Entries

2024-11-25
Petition DENIED.
2024-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
2024-11-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
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2024-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
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2024-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2024)
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2024-09-10
Application (24A250) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 23, 2024.
2024-09-05
Application (24A250) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 23, 2024 to October 23, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Attorneys

Thomas John Boukamp
Jessica Alice Graf — Jessica Graf Law, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent