Thomas ex rel. Thomas v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “We believe the State's decision to file the petition for civil commitment of Dausman is an acknowledgement that Dausman has not attained the constitutionally required ability to understand the proceedings and assist in the preparation of his own defense, even after being provided with six months of in-patient competency restoration services. . . . . Because the State has effectively acknowledged that Dausman has not attained competency to stand trial within the statutorily-mandated six-month period,[ [14] ] we need not determine whether the DMHA must continue providing competency restoration services or provide those services in a different setting. We will not order the DMHA to provide those services to Dausman because "[t]he law does not require the doing of a useless thing." If Dausman will never be competent to stand trial, competency restoration services will provide no benefit to Dausman and will unnecessarily deplete the limited resources of the DMHA.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. A.J. v. Logansport State Hospital

2. “request for a preliminary injunction preventing the DMHA from placing criminal defendants lacking sufficient comprehension to stand trial in a state institution `when the medical and psychiatric treatment professionals recommend placement in a less restrictive setting'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. A.J. v. Logansport State Hospital

3. “the individual to enter an outpatient therapy program under IC 12-26-14.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. A.J. v. Logansport State Hospital