Room: Windgate 60-61
Speaker(s):
Presentation: Introduction to Competency to Proceed will address foundational and modern case law relevant to criminal proceedings involving mental illness. This presentation will provide an overview of Missouri’s competency to proceed statutory requirements, and the evaluation process. Pertinent competency issues and case examples will be discussed.
Objectives:
- Understanding the meaning of competency to proceed.
- Familiar with foundational and modern case law.
- Understanding Missouri’s competency to proceed statute and evaluation process.
- Recognizing the associated outcomes of a competency to proceed evaluation.
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