See Also: Competent To Stand Trial(law)
Incompetent To Stand Trial(law)
competent(dictionary)
competent(1)(dictionary)
competent(2)(dictionary)
competent cell(medicine)
Competent Evidence(law)
COMPETENT WITNESS(law)
immunologically competent cell(medicine)
Stand(casino)

Competent To Stand Trial (law)




a finding by a court, when a defendants mental competency to stand trial is at issue, that the defendant has sufficient present ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, and that he has a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him.