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
Well it says he was found incompetent. Isn’t dropping charges a common legal practice at that point?
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 🤷♂️