Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Evidence at trial must raise a bona fide doubt in the judge's mind as to the competency of the defendant before Article 46.02, Section 2(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires the judge to conduct, sua sponte, a competency inquiry, and merely "some evidence" is not enough.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2001
• Published 06/27/2001

Judges

• Before the court en banc.

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Debbie S. Holmes, Huntsville, for Appellant., R. Neel McDonald, Assistant District Attorney, Farfield, for the State.