Maxwell v. Roe’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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1. “[W]e are not making a substantive determination on Maxwell’s petition because it is unclear what evidence was properly before the state court and the consequent responsibility of the trial court in making the determination of Maxwell’s competence to stand trial.... In light of the trial court’s continuing responsibility to ensure that a defendant is not tried while incompetent, we are concerned about the following facts. First, ... Maxwell was determined numerous times to be “gravely disabled” or a danger to himself or others as a result of mental disorder. Second, Maxwell’s behavior at trial was erratic and strange. And, third, during the course of trial Maxwell was involuntarily hospitalized for attempted suicide.... Since we do not know how much of this evidence was available to the trial court at the time of Maxwell’s trial, we remand to the district court to hold an evidentiary hearing to consider the reasonableness of the trial court’s determination that Maxwell was competent to stand trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Maxwell v. Roe