DIGGS v. STATE

No. A-10744.

274 P.3d 504 (2012)

Derek Radi DIGGS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

April 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renee McFarland , Assistant Public Defender, and Quinlan Steiner , Public Defender, Anchorage, for the Petitioner.

James Fayette , Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office, Anchorage, and John J. Burns , Attorney General, Juneau, for the Respondent.

Before: COATS, Chief Judge, and MANNHEIMER and BOLGER, Judges.


OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

Derek Radi Diggs has been charged with two counts of assault in the second degree.1 Because Diggs had a history of mental illness, his attorney expressed concerns about Diggs's competency and requested a competency evaluation. District Court Judge John R. Lohff ordered the evaluation. Diggs was evaluated several times by a psychiatrist, Dr. Lois Michaud...

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