Transcription of Defing and Assessing Competency to Stand Trial
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Defing and Assessing Competency to Stand Trial
DEFINING AND Assessing Competency TO Stand Trial Ronald Roesch, Patricia A. Zapf, Stephen L. Golding, and Jennifer L. Skeem Competency to Stand Trial is a concept of jurisprudence allowing the postponement of criminal proceedings for those defendants who are considered unable to participate in their defense on account of mental or physical disorder or retardation. Because Trial Competency issues are raised substantially more often than the insanity defense, psychologists involved in forensic assessment and consultation are likely to have frequent experience with it. It is estimated that between 25,000 and 39,000 Competency evaluations are conducted in the United States annually (Hoge et al., 1997; Steadman & Hartstone, 1983). Stated somewhat differently, between 2% and 8% of all felony defendants are referred for Competency evaluations (Bonnie, 1992; Golding, 1993; Hoge, Bonnie, Poythress, & Monahan, 1992).
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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