The legal standard for competence to stand trial is that the defendant
A) has sufficient present ability to consult with his or her attorney
B) has a reasonable or rational understanding of what his or her lawyer is saying
C) has a rational and factual understanding of the proceeding against him or her
D) all of the above
Correct Answer:
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Q23: Competence to stand trial and the insanity
Q24: Mental health professionals perform
A) Many more evaluations
Q25: Psychometric measures used to evaluate competency should
Q26: For defendants, competence to plead guilty is
Q27: Research on competency evaluations demonstrated that
A) long,
Q29: If a defendant is found incompetent to
Q30: Of those found incompetent to stand trial
Q31: Defendants who may be incompetent to stand
Q32: Defendants who act as their own lawyers
Q33: Criminal defendants with a political agenda
A) often
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