Lyle Dennison is a long time reporter who is very well respected.  His “beat” is the United States Supreme Court. He writes  in SCOTUS blog about one of today’s United States Supreme Court arguements: 

Argument Preview: Sorting Out Competency

Lyle Denniston Reporter

At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the Supreme Court will begin hearing two cases — for a total of eighty minutes – on issues surrounding claims of incompetency by individuals convicted of state crimes, and the effect such claims may have on federal court review of their cases.  In the first case, Ohio’s state solicitor general, Alexandra T. Schimmer, will represent state officials, and Scott Michelman of the Public Citizen Litigation Group in Washington, D.C., will represent the prisoner, Sean Carter.  In the second case, the U.S. government will have ten minutes in the middle of the argument, largely to support the state officials in the cases.  Speaking for the government will be Ann O’Connell, an assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General.  Representing the state of Arizona in the second case will be its attorney general, Thomas C. Horne.   Speaking for the prisoner, Ernest Valencia Gonzales, will be an assistant federal public defender, Leticia Marquez, of Tucson. The full SCOTUS coverage of the case can be found at:

http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/10/argument-preview-sorting-out-competency/.