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DUSKY v. UNITED STATES

No. 504, Misc.

362 U.S. 402 (1960)

80 S.Ct. 788

4 L.Ed.2d 824

DUSKY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 18, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Benjamin for petitioner.

Solicitor General Rankin for the United States.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. Upon consideration of the entire record we agree with the Solicitor General that "the record in this case does not sufficiently support the findings of competency to stand trial," for to support those findings under 18 U. S. C. § 4244 the district judge "would need more information than this record presents." We also agree with the suggestion...

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