Indiana sò͘ Edwards àn

Indiana sòo Edwards àn (Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164 (2008)) sī Bí-kok tsuè-ko huat-īñ ê tsi̍t-ê àn-kiānn, huat-īñ teh tsit-ê àn-kiānn lāi-té līn-uî: siu sím-phuàñ ê piau-tsún kah tāi-piáu ka-kī sìng-lîm lîng-li̍k ê piau-tsún bô-kuan-hē.

Indiana sò͘ Edwards àn
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Argued March 26, 2008
Decided June 19, 2008
Full case name State of Indiana v. Ahmad Edwards
Citations 554 U.S. 164 (more)
128 S. Ct. 2379; 171 L. Ed. 2d 345
Case history
Prior Conviction reversed by the Indiana Supreme Court, 866 N.E.2d 252 (Ind. 2007)
Holding
A criminal defendant who is competent to stand trial may nevertheless be found incompetent to represent himself at that trial.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Breyer, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito
Dissent Scalia, joined by Thomas
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV

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