A Rash of Incompetent Defendants: Hospital Care Sought
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 09, Number 03, September/October 2007 , pp.44-44(1)
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Abstract:
Texas law requires that persons who are found incompetent to stand trial either be released on bail with supervision, or committed to a mental health facility designated by a State Department yet many defendants have endured weeks and months in county jails waiting for mental health services.Keywords: Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715, Pate v. Robinson, 383 U.S. 375
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