Whitt v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “'A defendant has no right to receive a mental examination whenever he [or his attorney] requests one and, absent such right, a motion for psychiatric examination to determine the competency or sanity of an accused is directed to the sound discretion of the trial judge, who must act as a screening agent for such. * * * Common sense, as well as sound legal authority, dictates that the trial judge not grant a psychiatric examination at state expense unless there is some reason to believe the accused was incompetent or insane.' Bailey v. State , 421 So.2d 1364 , 1367 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982). '[I]n the absence of any evidence, the mere allegations by counsel that the accused is incompetent to stand trial do not establish "reasonable ground to doubt [defendant's] sanity”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 507 So. 2d 1030 - McCord v. State

2. “by admitting the prior conviction, the appellant relieved the state of the burden of proving the prior convictions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 472 So. 2d 700 - Baker v. State

3. “reasonable ground to doubt [defendant's] sanity”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 507 So. 2d 1030 - McCord v. State