Not a lawyer, but I thought the typical practice would be to try him, have him plead not guilty by reason of insanity, and be sentenced to a mental hospital. This is outrageous.
Edit: I do see that he is indeed in a mental hospital, but not having the formal sentencing to such seems like a real problem.
No if they're found incompetent and can't be rehabilitated then they're usually committed to a mental institution for a period of about a quarter of their sentence. No trial involved
How can they decide what 1/4 of the sentence is if there's no charges & no trials?
Just wondering.
Maybe the judge had him committed for a specified duration? That's about the same thing, he'd just estimate the potential sentence?
Not a lawyer, but I thought the typical practice would be to try him, have him plead not guilty by reason of insanity, and be sentenced to a mental hospital. This is outrageous.
Edit: I do see that he is indeed in a mental hospital, but not having the formal sentencing to such seems like a real problem.
No if they're found incompetent and can't be rehabilitated then they're usually committed to a mental institution for a period of about a quarter of their sentence. No trial involved
Quarter? If charges are dropped you’d be lucky to see them do more than 90 days. They have no legal authority to keep them longer otherwise.
My state has them committed for at least a quarter 🤷♂️
Fair enough. It’s three months here and in Colorado I’m pretty sure, and that’s with a court order.
How can they decide what 1/4 of the sentence is if there's no charges & no trials?
Just wondering.
Maybe the judge had him committed for a specified duration? That's about the same thing, he'd just estimate the potential sentence?