1. Forensic Psychology Lecture 3 Competency

3. Competency to be Executed

4. Competency to Testify

5. Competency to be Sentenced

7. Right to remain silent to counsel (line-up and confessions).

8. Voluntary, knowing, intelligent

9. Right to Self-Representation

12. This can be impacted by the manner in which he/she is informed of the rights.

13. Did the police read the rights quickly or slowly?

14. Did the suspect read the rights and sign a waiver of rights form?

16. Nature

17. Pendency

19. The retributive goal of criminal law is satisfied only when the defendants know the connection between their crime and punishment.

20. Pendency

22. Sufficient present ability to consult with his attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding.

25. If incompetent; various options:

26. Can the defendant be brought to competence within a reasonable amount of time (Jackson v. Indiana, 1972)

30. Typically raised by the defense though can be raised by prosecution or the court

31. Sometimes raised as a way of gaining additional time to prepare for a case

33. Purpose of the evaluation

34. Potential uses of disclosed information (i.e. goes into the report)

35. Conditions under which the defense counsel, prosecutor and court will have access to the evaluation.

36. Consequences of refusal to cooperate

37. Typically have defendant paraphrase confidentiality limits.

39. Competency to Stand Trial Assessment Instrument (CAI)

40. Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview

41. Fitness Interview Test

42. Georgia Court Competency Test

43. MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool- Criminal Adjudication