Supreme Court of California

Reversed a murder conviction on grounds that the trial court should have suspended the trial and initiated competency proceedings once there was a question about whether the defendant had stopped taking the antipsychotic medication that had been used to restore him to competence and was again exhibiting signs of incompetence.

Appellate Information

• Published 2018/11/26

Judges

• Kruger

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel