Defendants who act as their own lawyers in a criminal case
A) are acting within their legal rights if they are found competent to stand trial
B) very often win, especially in death penalty cases
C) may not have any mental health problems
D) may appeal on grounds of ineffective legal counsel if they lose
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Q27: Research on competency evaluations demonstrated that
A) long,
Q28: The legal standard for competence to stand
Q29: If a defendant is found incompetent to
Q30: Of those found incompetent to stand trial
Q31: Defendants who may be incompetent to stand
Q33: Criminal defendants with a political agenda
A) often
Q34: The policy not to execute a mentally
Q35: When it comes to considering the competence
Q36: The standards for testamentary capacity (to make
Q37: Legal concern about the competence of people
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