What to Do When Dorothea Dix Lights the “No Vacancy” Sign
Published for NC Criminal Law on December 08, 2009.
When one side or the other questions a defendant’s capacity to proceed, the judge may order a competency evaluation. The evaluation is often done locally on an outpatient basis, but in some circumstances, the judge may order the defendant committed “to a State facility for the mentally ill for observation and treatment for the period, ... Read more
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