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Opinion of the Court
Filed
June 19, 2008
Case
Indiana v. Edwards
Case status
Decided

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*167Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. This case focuses upon a criminal defendant whom a state court found mentally competent to stand trial if represented by counsel but not mentally competent to conduct that trial himself. We must decide whether in these circumstances the Constitution pro…

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TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Stephen Gerald Breyer June 19, 2008
Dissent Not attributed June 19, 2008