The requirement that a defendant be competent to stand trial
A) was newly created by activist judges
B) serves no useful purpose for the public, the individual or the legal system
C) was well established in American law for over 150 years
D) is simply a device used by defense attorneys to circumvent the law
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Q23: Competence to stand trial and the insanity
Q24: Mental health professionals perform
A) Many more evaluations
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Q27: Research on competency evaluations demonstrated that
A) long,
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