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Emotional Competence, "Rational Understanding," And The Criminal Defendant, Terry A. Maroney
Emotional Competence, "Rational Understanding," And The Criminal Defendant, Terry A. Maroney
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
Adjudicative competence, more commonly referred to as competence to stand trial, is a highly under-theorized area of law. Though it is well established that, to be competent, a criminal defendant must have a "rational" as well as 'factual" understanding of her situation, the meaning of such "rational understanding" has gone largely undefined. Given the large number of criminal prosecutions in which competence is at issue, the doctrine's instability stands in stark contrast to its importance. This Article argues that adjudicative competence, properly understood, asks whether a criminal defendant has capacity to participate meaningfully in the host of decisions potentially required …
Application Of The Insanity Defense To Postpartum Disorder-Driven Infanticide In The United States: A Look Toward The Enactment Of An Infanticide Act, April J. Walker
Application Of The Insanity Defense To Postpartum Disorder-Driven Infanticide In The United States: A Look Toward The Enactment Of An Infanticide Act, April J. Walker
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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