Godinez v. Moran, No. 92-715 (U.S. Supreme Court) (509 U.S. 389; 113 S.Ct. 2680) (June 24, 1993) (Justice Thomas)
The principal issue addressed by the Court in this case was whether the competency standard for pleading guilty or waiving the right to counsel is higher than the competency standard for standing trial - and the Court held that it was not. The Court also held that before permitting a ...
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