Dusky V. United States
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| Date decided | 1960 |
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Citations | L. Ed. 2d |
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| Prior | 271 F. 2d 385 (8th Cir. 1959) |
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| ID | 916467 |
About Dusky V. United States
Dusky v. United States, 362 U. S. 402, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court affirmed a defendant's right to have a competency evaluation before proceeding to trial. The Court outlined the basic standards for determining competency.
