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Martinez v. Commonwealth (PUBLISHED ORDER)
No. 180179Supreme Court of Virginia
180179 Martinez v. Commonwealth (PUBLISHED ORDER) 12/06/2018 An attempted appeal by a deaf and mute individual from El Salvador found incompetent in 2005 to stand trial for capital murder due to severe deficit…
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180179 Martinez v. Commonwealth (PUBLISHED ORDER) 12/06/2018 An attempted appeal by a deaf and mute individual from El Salvador f…
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180179 Martinez v. Commonwealth (PUBLISHED ORDER) 12/06/2018 An attempted appeal by a deaf and mute individual from El Salvador found incompetent in 2005 to stand trial for capital murder due to severe deficits in expressive and receptive language, who has received inpatient treatment for many years pursuant to Code § 19.2-169.2, and whose motions to dismiss the capital indictments and challenging his continued treatment -- arguing that Code § 19.2-169.3(F) violates his rights to Due Process, Equal Protection, and a Speedy Trial -- were denied by the circuit court in a civil commitment order pursuant to Code § 8.01-670(A)(3), is dismissed. The determination of competency to stand trial occu…
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DismissedDenied
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180179 Martinez v. Commonwealth (PUBLISHED ORDER) 12/06/2018 An attempted appeal by a deaf and mute individual from El Salvador found incompetent in 2005 to stand trial for capital murder due to severe deficits in expressive and receptive language, who has received inpatient treatment for many years pursuant to Code § 19.2-169.2, and whose motions to dismiss the capital indictments and challenging his continued treatment -- arguing that Code § 19.2-169.3(F) violates his rights to Due Process, Equal Protection, and a Speedy Trial -- were denied by the circuit court in a civil commitment order pursuant to Code § 8.01-670(A)(3), is dismissed. The determination of competency to stand trial occu…
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