☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Competency Hearing

A judicial proceeding to determine whether a criminal defendant has sufficient mental capacity to understand the nature of the proceedings and assist in their own defense.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Criminal Procedure · Source: Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975)
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