Defing and Assessing Competency to Stand Trial

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Aug 15, 2014 · contexts, regardless of whether or not the standard to be applied was the same or different as a function of the context. In Godinez v. Moran (1993), the United States Supreme Court held similarly that the standard for the various types of competency (i.e., competency to plead guilty, to waive counsel, to stand trial) should be considered the same.

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