Aside from protecting the defendant's rights, defense attorneys might also obtain a court order for a competency evaluation
A) in order to delay a trial when a case is receiving publicity that is hurtful to the client.
B) when an attorney believes it is in the client's best interest to be in treatment rather than to stand trial.
C) to obtain information about the client's mental health that will be useful in his or her defense.
D) All of these
E) Just A and C
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