Opinion ID: 353179
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Discovery of Dr. Messinger's Reports and the Remand for an Evidentiary Hearing.

Text: 94 During the pendency of the State's appeal from Judge Duffy's order, the two Messinger reports were discovered. This court remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of Suggs' competency at plea in view of the issue of fact raised by the contradictory conclusions reached in the Messinger and Lubin-Kadar reports. 32 523 F.2d at 542-43. Whether the evidentiary hearing was to be held by the state or district court was left to the discretion of Judge Duffy. Id. at 543. 33 95 Judge Duffy ordered a state hearing. He reasoned: Since the necessary witnesses will include Justices of the (State) Supreme Court (including Justices Nunez, Sandifer 34 and Gold), the proper forum for taking their testimony would be the Supreme Court of the State of New York. 400 F.Supp. at 1367. 96