United States Seventh Circuit

A defendant with aphasia, a condition which manifests itself in a disconnect between questions asked and answers given, did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to testify by stating "I guess, I don't know."

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/15/2003
• Decided 07/08/2003
• Published 07/08/2003

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel D. Yuhas,Martin J. Ryan (Argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fourth Judicial District, Springfield, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee., Russell Kenneth Benton (Argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, Il, for Respondent-Appellant.