Godinez v. Moran
| Godinez v. Moran | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 21, 1993 Decided June 24, 1993 | |
| Full case name | Salvador Godinez, Warden v. Richard Allan Moran |
| Citations | 509 U.S. 389 (more) 113 S.Ct. 2680; 125 L. Ed. 2d 321; 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4396 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Moran v. Godinez, 972 F.2d 263 (9th Cir. 1992); cert. granted, 506 U.S. 1033 (1992). |
| Holding | |
| The competency standard for pleading guilty is the same as the competency standard for standing trial | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, White, O'Connor, Souter; Scalia, Kennedy (Parts I, II-B, III) |
| Concurrence | Kennedy (in part and in judgment), joined by Scalia |
| Dissent | Blackmun, joined by Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Godinez v. Moran, 509 U.S. 389 (1993), was a landmark decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that if a defendant was competent to stand trial, they were automatically competent to plead guilty, and thereby waive the panoply of trial rights, including the right to counsel.