right-to-competence

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
18-6568 Harold Max Pompee v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2018-11-05 Denied IFP competence competency constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-hearing guilty-plea habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel right-to-competence Defendants have a right to be competent at all stages of criminal proceedings. Because defense counsel has the most exposure to the defendant, the pri…