In the Jackson v.Indiana case,it was decided that a person judged incompetent to stand trial could be committed to a prison hospital
A) for an indeterminate period,as long as the accused is still considered a danger to others.
B) for an indeterminate period,as long as the accused is still judged to be insane.
C) only until it is determined whether or not the accused will ever become competent.
D) only if the competence of the accused is dependent on medication ("synthetic sanity") .
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