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TEA [102]
3 years ago
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A person who is accused of a crime cannot be convicted if he or she is mentally unstable either at the time of the crime or at t

he time of the trial. This minimum standard of competence to stand trial is important to ensure that the person:
Social Studies
1 answer:
denpristay [2]3 years ago
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Answer:

understand the charges and can work with his or her lawyers

Explanation:

The purpose of this rule is to give the defendants the chance to defend themselves from accusations in their best possible form.

Under mentally unstable situation, most people wouldn't:

-  be aware of their actions since their decision making process was heavily impaired

- Wouldn't be able to fully recollect information from the past.

Both of these things would make it extremely hard for the defendant to provide enough information for the lawyers and create a defense for the accusation.

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