¶1C. A. 11th Cir. Motions of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Office of the Capital Collateral Representative for the State of Florida et al. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted.
474 U.S. 1019
Ford v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 9, 1985
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1985-12-09
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Decided 1985-12-09
How this case has been cited
Cited by 888 later decisions (7 by the Supreme Court) — most recently March 2024 · most notably Rock v. Arkansas (1987), Crane v. Kentucky (1986)
428 federal appellate · 123 district · 103 state decisions — followed in 32 states
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