Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
October 16, 2007
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Analyzed implications for future defendants
Relevant to mental health in criminal justice |
| gptkbp:case_number |
Defendant charged with robbery
Involved prior mental health evaluations |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Reversed lower court ruling
Affirmed need for competency evaluation Defendant found incompetent to represent himself Defendant unable to assist in own defense Defendant's mental state assessed Majority opinion emphasized mental competence Defendant's rights upheld in context of mental illness. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Important for mental health law
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Criminal case
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Influenced public defender practices
Influenced standards for self-representation in court |
| gptkbp:court |
Christopher Edwards
|
| gptkbp:court_arguments |
Debated self-representation rights
|
| gptkbp:court_impact |
Significant for legal representation rights
|
| gptkbp:court_procedure |
Involves pre-trial competency hearings
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
January 20, 2008 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Concerns over judicial efficiency |
| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
Impact on future self-representation cases
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Indiana v. Edwards
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
554 U. S. 164
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| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
Mental illness and trial rights
|
| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
Mental competence
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| gptkbp:judged_by |
5-4 decision
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review
|
| gptkbp:legal_context |
Sixth Amendment rights
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Clarified legal standards for competency
Guidelines for trial competency assessments Reaffirmed importance of mental health evaluations |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Competency to stand trial
|
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Set standards for future cases
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:lawyer
Examined rights of defendants with mental illness |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Defendant must be competent to represent themselves
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Influenced state court rulings
Competency standards for self-representation Established guidelines for trial competency |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Faretta_v._California
Godinez v. Moran |
| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified self-representation rights
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| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Indiana
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Indiana
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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