malingering

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-7120 David John Telles, Jr. v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-02-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP competency-hearing constitutional-rights due-process expert-testimony grooming-expert-testimony malingering mental-disorder mental-disorder-defense self-representation standard-of-review 1. What is the correct standard for reviewing denied motions for competency hearings, under 18 U.S.C. § 4241(a) and constitutional due process? Is rev…
19-6557 Steven Nygren v. United States First Circuit 2019-11-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP cognitive-impairment competency-to-stand-trial forensic-evaluation malingering material-evidence obstruction-of-justice rehabilitation sentencing-guidelines u.s.s.g-3c1.1 u.s.s.g.-3c1.1 A defendant with a medically documented cognitive impairment, which defendant was engaged in rehabilitation, was progressing positively in said rehabi…