Mentally Ill Prisoners Cannot Put Off Filing Habeas Appeals, Ruling Says

Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court, dashed the hopes of criminal defense advocates that the justices would recognize a "right to competency" in habeas proceedings similar to the due process right to competency at trial.

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