Which U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that a mentally incompetent defendant cannot be indefinitely committed while awaiting a ruling of "competent to stand trial" but must be tried, transferred to a mental health facility under civil commitment procedures within a reasonable period of time, or set free?

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Jackson v. Indiana established that a defendant deemed incompetent to stand trial cannot be indefinitely committed but must instead be given a reasonable period of time to attain competence to stand trial, be civilly committed, or be released.

Which US Supreme Court Case Ruled That a Mentally Incompetent Defendant