In what court case did an appellate court hold that a young child whose developmental immaturity may result in trial incompetence despite the absence of any underlying mental or development abnormality , thus overruling prior case law that held that children must have either a mental disorder or a developmental disability to be deemed incompetent to stand trial?

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In what court case did an appellate court hold that a young child whose developmental immaturity may result in trial incompetence despite the absence of any underlying mental or development abnormality , thus overruling prior case law that held that children must have either a mental disorder or a developmental disability to be deemed incompetent to stand trial? ​

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Timothy v. Superior Court is the case where the appellate court held that a young child's developmental immaturity could result in trial incompetence despite the absence of any underlying mental or developmental abnormality, thus overruling prior case law that required a mental disorder or a developmental disability for a child to be deemed incompetent to stand trial.

In What Court Case Did an Appellate Court Hold That