Pedrero v. Wainwright’s Empirical Analysis
590 F.2d 1383 · 1979
Citation profile
51 federal appellate · 1 district · 9 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 95 later decisions — most recently May 2015 · most notably Blake v. Kemp (1985), Jackson v. Commissioner of Correction (1993)
51 federal appellate · 1 district · 9 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Johnson v. Zerbst · Simmons v. United States · Wainwright v. Sykes · Griffin v. People of the State of Illinois · Dusky v. United States
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 95 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““A habeas petitioner who contends that he was entitled to a competency hearing must show that there were matters known to the trial court that raised at that time a ‘real, substantial, and legitimate doubt as to the mental capacity of the petitioner to meaningfully participate and cooperate with counsel’. Bruce v. Estelle, 5th Cir.1973, 483 F.2d 1031 , 1043. The test is an objective one. The duty to hold a competency hearing turns not on what the trial judge in fact had in mind, but whether the facts before him were such as to create a reasonable doubt as to the defendant’s competency. Grissom v. Wainwright, 5th Cir.1974, 494 F.2d 30 .””
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“• Collins “is mentally competent to stand trial. He has demonstrated a rational, as well as factual, understanding of the charge against him and has sufficient mental capacity to assist his attorney in the preparation of his defense and is able to communicate with his attorney in a rational and logical manner.” Record (“R.”) at 111, Report of Marjorie J. Muzyczka, Ph.D. (examination conducted between February 23, 1989 and March 8, 1989). • Collins “currently manifests schizophrenia, undifferentiated type____ He would be unable to respond appropriately to the court or to requirements of courtroom behavior.” Id., Report of Mark Amdur, M.D. (examination conducted March 27 and 28, 1989). Dr. Amdur concluded Collins was not competent. • Collins’s “delusional and persecutory ideation clearly extends to his perceptions of his present legal status, and for this reason, it is my opinion that he is not presently competent to stand trial.” Id., Report of Orest E. Wasyl-iw, Ph.D. (examination conducted April 5 and May 3, 1989). • Collins was malingering, and “[i]t is highly likely that Mr. Collins will continue to claim psychiatric illness and symptoms throughout the resolution of his legal situation____ It remains our opinion, however, that this behavior is voluntary and not secondary to psychiatric illness.” Id., Report of Kevin J. McBride, Ph.D., and Walter L. Cassidy, M.D. (examination conducted between July 29, 1989 and September 30, 1989). Drs. McBride and Cassidy found Collins “cu”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[o]nce a Sec. 3006(A)(e) request is made, however, the court must make 'appropriate inquiry' to determine whether the defendant needs such assistance and whether he is financially unable to obtain it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Westbrook v. Zant
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.