416 So. 2d 450 - Christopher v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Witherspoon v. Illinois · Dusky v. United States · United States v. Security Industrial Bank · National Labor Relations Board v. Plasterers' Local Union No. 79
Most-quoted passages
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“trial court has the responsibility to conduct a hearing for competency to stand trial whenever it reasonably appears necessary, whether requested or not.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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