Constitutional Law - Due Process and Equal Protection - Commitment of Incompetent Defendant

Authors

Paul M. Puskar

Abstract

The Supreme Court of the United States has held that Indiana's commitment of an incompetent defendant solely on the basis of his incapacity to stand trial violated the defendant's rights of equal protection and due process.

Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972).

First Page

707

Recommended Citation

Paul M. Puskar, Constitutional Law - Due Process and Equal Protection - Commitment of Incompetent Defendant, 11 Duq. L. Rev. 707 (1973).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol11/iss4/14