AKE V. OKLAHOMA
470 U.S. 68 (1985)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over who was to pay for a psychiatrist.
FACTS: Ake (D) was arrested and charged with murdering a couple and wounding their two children. D's behavior at arraignment and in jail was so bizarre that the judge rule sua sponte that D be examined by a psychiatrist. The report came back that D was delusional and a probable paranoid schizophrenic. D was committed to a state hospital for a competency evaluation. The hospital informed the court that D was not competent to stand trial. D was found to be mentally ill and ordered to commitment to a state mental hospital. Six weeks after this finding and commitment, D was found to be competent as he was taking three doses of Thorazine each day. D's attorney informed the court he would raise the insanity defense and asked to court to supply a court appoint psychiatrist to assist in this defense. This was rejected by the trial judge. During trial no evidence was admitted relating to D's mental state of mind at the time of the offense. D was convicted on all accounts and appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND
DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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