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1、Chapter6AssessingCompetencyinCriminalProceedings4AlanA.Abrams,M.D.,J.D.SanDiego,CA1.INTRODUCTION5Thestandardsforcompetencyincriminalproceedingsare,atfirstglance,amongthemostuniformandleastcontroversialinthelaw.Adefendantmaynotbeputtotrialunlesshe"hassufficientpresentabilitytoconsultwithhislaw
2、yerwithareasonabledegreeofrationalunderstanding...[and]arationalaswellasfactualunderstandingoftheproceedingsagainst6him."ThisisreferredtoastheDuskystandardintheforensicliteratureafterthecaseinwhichtheSupremeCourtsummarizedtheFederalstandardfor7competencytostandtrial.InPatev.Robinson(1966),the
3、SupremeCourt4Theauthorwishestoacknowledgetheveryvaluableassistanceofhiswife,KarenGurneck,hiscolleague,ChristineTaylor,Ph.D.andProfessorGrantMorris.5Competencytostandtrialisfrequentlyreferredtoasfitnesstostandtrial,andsotheterms"competency"and"fitness"areusedinterchangeablyinbothpsychologicala
4、ndlegalwriting.6Duskyv.UnitedStates,362U.S.402,402(1960).7Infact,thethenFederalstatute,18U.S.C.§4244explicitlymandatedthisstandard.TheSupremeCourtdecidedthatthetrialrecorddidnotcontainsufficientevidencetodemonstratethatthiswastheactualstandardusedbythedistrictcourtattrial.MiltonDusky,thedefen
5、dant,waschargedwithkidnapping,rape,andtransportationacrossstatelines.HewastriedinFederalcourt.Mr.DuskywasextensivelyevaluatedattheUnitedStatesMedicalCenterforFederalPrisonersatSpringfield,Missouri.Theevaluationsand105106Chapter6heldthatthefailuretoobserveproceduresadequatetoprotectadefendant'
6、srightnottobetriedorconvictedwhileincompetenttostandtrialdepriveshimofhisdueprocessrighttoafairtrial.Thepresentchapterproposesthatthisapparentuniformitybeliesmanyproblemareasoflaw,socialpolicy,morality,philosophy,andpsychology.Examplesoftheseconcernsinclude:theextenttowhichadefendantwithaseve
7、reAxisIIdisorder,particularlypsychopaths,cancooperaterationallywiththeirattorney;thedegreetowhichanimpulsivedefendantcanmakereasonedchoicesamongalternatives,whetheradespondentdefendantwhofireshisattorneyandrefusestoputonadefenseinordertoinsur
