Certiorari denied.
JUSTICE MARSHALL, with whom JUSTICE BRENNAN joins, dissenting.
This case presents a recurring question concerning the standard for determining when a trial judge has a constitutional obligation to order a psychiatric examination to determine a defendant's competency to stand trial. Especially because the correct answer to that question determines whether petitioner lives or dies, I would grant the petition.
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