The Supreme Court granted certiorari in seven cases today, but only one is criminal. Panetti v. Quarterman, No. 06-6407 is a competency-to-be-executed case. The federal district court determined de novo that Panetti met the standard of competence, and the Fifth Circuit affirmed.
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