The Minimum Standard of Competent to Stand Trial Was Specified

question 83

Multiple Choice

The minimum standard of competent to stand trial was specified by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of:

• A) Jackson v. Indiana.
• B) Dusky v. United States.
• C) Kansas v. Hendricks.
• D) Foucha v. Louisiana.

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Definitions:

Plessy V. Ferguson

A landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.

Thurgood Marshall

The first African American Supreme Court Justice, serving from 1967 to 1991, known for his advocacy for civil rights and equal justice under the law.

Charles Hamilton Houston

A prominent African American lawyer, Dean of Howard University Law School, and key figure in dismantling Jim Crow laws through legal challenges.

Cold War

A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies from the late 1940s to the late 1980s, characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.