United States Sixth Circuit

Evidence that murder defendant is competent to stand trial is not sufficient to prove that defendant lacked extreme emotional disturbance, the requisite intent under Kentucky's former murder statute, at the time of the homocide.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/30/2000
• Published 10/30/2000

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN, Chief Judge;  JONES and GUY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward C. Monahan (argued and briefed), Erwin W. Lewis (argued and briefed), Asst. Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Valerie L. Salven, General Counsel, Department of Workers' Claims, Frankfort, KY, David A. Sexton, Asst. Attorney Gen., Frankfort, KY, Ian G. Sonego (briefed), Asst. Attorney Gen., Rickie L. Pearson (argued and briefed), Asst. Attorney Gen., A.B. Chandler, III, Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, for Respondent-Appellee.