Supreme Court of California

The impeachment of a testifying defendant at trial with statements made before trial to mental health professionals during a court-ordered examination to determine the defendant's mental competency to stand trial violates the federal Constitution's privilege against self-incrimination.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/31/2006
• Published 08/31/2006

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Hayes H. Gable III, Sacramento, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, Carlos A. Martinez, Janet E. Neeley, Ruth M. Saavedra and Robert Gezi, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.