What is the test for determining whether a defendant is competent to stand trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Blas, F077225 (Cal. App. 2020):
focused not on the subjective opinion of the trial judge, but rather on whether there was substantial evidence raising a reasonable doubt concerning the defendant's competence to stand trial." (People v. Mickel, supra, at p. 195.)
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