A Look at Competency to Stand Trial and Possible Resulting Civil Commitment
In today’s blog we take a look at the statutes governing a person not competent to stand trial and the process one must go through both if the regain competency or if they don’t. Lastly, we look at the leading case in this area and what happens when a person is charged with a crime but cannot ever regain competency. Comprehension to Stand Trial: 35-36-3-3 Substantial probability of attainment of comprehension to stand trial;…