# Ake v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · July 13, 1989 · 778 P.2d 460

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9855482

## Case

- **Full name:** Glen Burton AKE, Appellant, v. STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
- **Decided:** July 13, 1989
- **Citations:** 778 P.2d 460; 1989 OK CR 30; 1989 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 33; 1989 WL 78294
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Brett
- **Judges:** Parks, Lane, Bussey, Lumpkin, Brett
- **Cited by:** 38 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- **Red flag:** Overruled in part by TAYLOR v. STATE, 2018 OK CR 6 (2018).
- Negative treatments: 1
- Distinguished by: 0
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9855482

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- finding the defendant competent despite the fact that he suffered from schizophrenia
- finding the probative value of excluded reports “diminished” because the defense expert was able to testify about them

## Opinion text

BRETT, Judge, specially
concurring.
While I concur in this decision, I do not subscribe to the author’s comments in footnote I. Each case must be considered on its own merits as to the extent of technical assistance that should be allowed.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9855482. Public record. Not legal advice.