Competence to Stand Trial

Case Analysis Form:

Incompetence to Stand Trial--Case Analysis Form

Cases:

State v. Chapman (W.Va. Sup.Ct.App.2001) [on-line text] 210 W. Va. 292; 557 S.E.2d 346; 2001 W. Va. LEXIS 158

State v. Sanders (W.Va. Sup. Ct.App., 2001) [on-line text]
209 W. Va. 367; 549 S.E.2d 40; 2001 W. Va. LEXIS 48 [The psychological testimony in Court in Sanders refers, in passing, to malingering. Malingering by Dr. William H. Reid, Forensic Psychiatric Consultant, Journal of Psychiatric Practice column]

State v. Kent (W.Va. Sup.Ct. App., 2003) [on-line text] [dissenting opinion]

Resource Readings:

Assessing Competency-to-stand-trial Assessments
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2004 32: 231-245

Competence to Stand Trial
Dr. William H. Reid, J. Prac. Psych. & Behav. Hlth.

Competency To Stand Trial: Summaries of Successful Cases
Capital Defense Network (supporting capital defense lawyers)

Emotional Competence, Rational Understanding, and the Criminal Defendant
Social Science Research Network -- posted article

Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski, Competence to Stand Trial and Competence to Represent
Himself The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Transcript