DENNIS v. TURNER

No. 89 Civ. 4186 (RWS).

729 F.Supp. 15 (1990)

Christopher DENNIS, Petitioner, v. A.L. TURNER, Respondent.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Dennis, pro se.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Pro se petitioner Christopher Dennis ("Dennis") has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Dennis contends his federal sentence was unlawfully imposed because he was tried without first having his mental competency tested and, further, that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial because his lawyer failed to request that Dennis' competency to stand...

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