United States Tenth Circuit

Death row inmate who sustained brain injury during the course of arrest was not entitled to appointment of a neuropsychologist at the competency trial; there was no bona fide doubt as to his competency to enter a plea; his plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/19/2004
• Published 05/19/2004

Judges

• O'BRIEN, Circuit Judge., Before KELLY, HARTZ and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randy Bauman, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Patrick J. Ehlers, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender on the briefs), Oklahoma City, OK, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David M. Brockman, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division (W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma with him on the briefs), Oklahoma City, OK, for Respondent-Appellee.