Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal
Mar. 21, 2016
Doubting mental competence
Earn MCLE credit while reviewing the law regarding a court declaring a doubt as to a criminal defendant's mental competence.
Civic Center Courthouse
Garrett L. Wong
Judge
San Francisco County Superior Court
Civil Trials, Settlements
University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1979
There will be times in criminal cases when a court believes the defendant is mentally incompetent. It is important for bench officers and practitioners to know the procedures that must be followed when this happens.
The objective of this article and accompanying self-study test is to review the law regarding a court declaring a doubt as to a criminal defendant's mental competence. Readers will learn about what triggers a court's duty to declare a doubt and suspend proceedings, what c...
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