What is the test for a criminal defendant's competence to stand trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wrentmore, G043770, Super. Ct. No. 04SF0134 (Cal. App. 2011):
hearings on a criminal defendant's competence to stand trial, "No trial can be fair that leaves the defense to a man who is insane, unaided by counsel, and who by reason of his mental condition stands helpless and alone before the court." (Massey v. Moore (1954) 348 U.S. 105, 108.)
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