Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “On November 19, 1979, after the jury verdict, but prior to the entry of judgment and sentence in this cause, the Appellant, by and through his attorneys of record, filed his SUGGESTION OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND REQUEST FOR JURY TRIAL. Although misti-tled, and inartfully worded, this written motion had the legal effect of raising the issue of the Appellant’s incompetency to stand trial. There is evidence in this record to support a finding of incompetency to stand trial, and the Trial Court was under the mandatory duty to impanel a jury to determine the Appellant’s competency. In overruling the Appellant’s SUGGESTION OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND REQUEST FOR JURY TRIAL, in the face of evidence of the Appellant’s incompetency to stand trial, the Trial Court violated the mandatory provisions of Article 46.02, § 4(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and therefore erred, (emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. State

2. “... assay just the evidence tending to show incompetency, putting aside all competing indications of competency, to find whether there is some evidence, a quantity more than none or a scintilla, that rationally may lead to a conclusion of incompetency.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Shields

3. “On the other four subtests, which measure judgment, reasoning ability, attention and concentration, the appellant scored more than two standard deviations below the norm, which is an indication of mental retardation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. State