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ODLE v. WOODFORD

No. 99-99029.

238 F.3d 1084 (2001)

James Richard ODLE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeanne WOODFORD, Acting Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 6, 2001

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Forbes, Lillick & Charles LLP, San Francisco, California, argued the cause for Appellant.

Dane R. Gillette, Senior Assistant Attorney General of the State of California, San Francisco, California, argued the cause for Appellee.

Before: Alex Kozinski, Michael Daly Hawkins and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted November 14, 2000 — San Francisco, California

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

We consider the circumstances in which a criminal defendant is entitled to a hearing to determine his competency to stand trial.

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James Richard Odle was tried and convicted in 1983 of two first degree murders and sentenced to death. He unsuccessfully exhausted his state court remedies and filed a federal habeas petition raising fifty-six claims...

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