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BLAKENEY v. U.S.

Nos. 10-CO-1074, 11-CO-1436.

77 A.3d 328 (2013)

Michael H. BLAKENEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 3, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. DeBernardis , with whom Robert L. Shapiro , Kathleen M. Fones , and Elizabeth C. Solander , Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant.

Katherine M. Kelly , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman and Kacie M. Weston , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GLICKMAN and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and FARRELL, Senior Judge.

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Prior to appellant Michael Blakeney's first-degree murder trial, his defense attorneys arranged for a psychologist to evaluate his competency. The psychologist opined that Blakeney was not competent to stand trial. However, Blakeney's attorneys discounted the significance of that opinion and, after consulting with their client, chose not to raise the issue of his competency with the court. Blakeney proceeded to trial and was convicted of...

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