for Los Angeles County Bar Association
1. Jackson v. Indiana, No. 70-5009, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 18, 1971, Argued , June 7, 1972, Decided
OVERVIEW: Defendant's commitment to a mental facility for an indefinite period of time, on the grounds that defendant was mentally incompetent to proceed to trial in his criminal case, deprived him of equal protection and violated his right to due process.
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