Can society assume a 15-year-old is more competent than a mentally ill adult who has been found not competent to stand trial? What about a 13-year-old?
A) A significant number of 13- and 15-year-olds are likely to be as impaired in their abilities to stand trial as mentally ill adults who are incompetent to stand trial.
B) The 15-year-old is definitely more competent to stand trial than a mentally ill adult; however, it is likely that the 13-year-old would be as impaired in her or his ability as a mentally ill adult.
C) Both of these adolescents are likely to be more competent than a mentally ill adult who has been determined to be not competent to stand trial.
D) It is not possible to predict whether 15- or 13-year-olds would be more competent to stand trial than a mentally ill adult.
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