PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.
James Broomfield appeals the trial court's order denying his motion for postconviction relief after a hearing. Because we conclude that Broomfield's trial counsel was ineffective in failing to investigate Broomfield's competency at the time of his pleas to felony charges of robbery with a firearm and grand theft of a motor vehicle, we reverse.
In February 1997 counsel for Broomfield, a federal prisoner, negotiated pleas for two...
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