Citation

Palermo GB. Int. J. Offender Ther. Comp. Criminol. 2015; 59(14): 1503-1504.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0306624X15616656

PMID

26781992

Abstract

Even though the statutes regarding competency to stand trial vary, the majority of U.S. states have adopted the Dusky v. United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960) decision as the legal standard for adjudication of competency. More precisely, in Dusky, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed that a defendant has the right to request and have a competency evaluation before proceeding to trial. In the above case, Milton Dusky, the defendant, asked for a reversal of his 45-year conviction and a new trial, and his sentence was eventually reduced to 20 years....

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