US v. Figueroa-Gonzalez

Filing 920101007

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = 'Of the Federal Circuit, sitting by designation.\
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var WPFootnote2 = 'Figueroa\'s lawyer told Casanova that "when he tries to\
explain the charges, possible consequences and alternatives such as\
plea bargains, [Figueroa] remains mute, [claims] not to remember\
things and occasionally cries." Figueroa denied knowing the\
circumstances leading to his arrest, the penalties related to the\
charges, the name of his lawyer, or what a district attorney or\
jury would do.\
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var WPFootnote3 = 'For example, Luis reported that on one test Figueroa\'s\
performance was "consistently poor on the easiest items and his\
performance improved as item difficulty increased." On another\
test, "his scores were significantly below chance levels of\
responding and significantly below the results obtained in\
genuinely impaired individuals. This suggest[s] that the defendant\
attended to the questions, understood the content, scanned for the\
correct response, and purposely chose the incorrect responses on a\
consistent basis."\
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var WPFootnote4 = 'See Pate v. Robinson, 383 U.S. 375, 384 (1966) ("[I]t is\
contradictory to argue that a defendant may be incompetent, and yet\
knowingly or intelligently \'waive\' his right to have the court\
determine his capacity to stand trial."); United States v. Hurley,\
63 F.3d 1, 18 (1st Cir. 1995) (same), cert. denied, 517 U.S. 1105\
(1996). But cf. United States v. Giron-Reyes, 234 F.3d 78, 80 (1st\
Cir. 2000) (reviewing claimed defect in competency proceedings only\
for plain error); United States v. Muriel-Cruz, 412 F.3d 9, 11 (1st\
Cir. 2005) (same). \
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