Starr v. Lockhart, No. 92-1466 (8th Cir.) (23 F.3d 1280) (May 2, 1994) (Judge C. Arlen Beam)
Case held that capital defendant's due process right to expert assistance was not satisfied by court-ordered examination, suggesting that the amount of funds awarded for expert psychiatric assistance relates directly to competency of witness.
The issue presented in this case was whether the state was required to provide expert psychiatric …
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