What Is the Criterion for Determining Competency

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is the criterion for determining competency?

• A)State of mind of defendant in the present.
• B)State of mind of the defendant at the time of the crime.
• C)State of mind of the defendant in the future.
• D)State of mind of the defendant in the past,present,and future.

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