State v. Nickerson
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury-waived trial, Defendant was convicted of assault and refusing to submit to arrest. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in determining that he was competent to stand trial. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the evidence presented at the competency hearing - namely, Defendant's own testimony - was sufficient to support the court's determination, by a preponderance of the evidence made after the competency hearing, that Defendant was competent to stand trial; (2) the trial court did not err in failing to reconsider Defendant's competency during the trial itself; and (3) Defendant's remaining considerations were without merit.
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