If a person is ruled unlikely to ever develop adequate competency to stand trial in a criminal case, that person must ______.

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If a person is ruled unlikely to ever develop adequate competency to stand trial in a criminal case, they cannot go to trial and plead "not guilty by reason of insanity" (option A). They also cannot be released from confinement (option B) because they are likely in confinement due to the criminal case. Therefore, the only options are to either release the person from confinement or commit them to a mental institution under the civil commitment procedures (option C). It is not appropriate to use criminal commitment procedures (option D) because the person has not been found guilty of a crime.

If a Person Is Ruled Unlikely to Ever Develop Adequate