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Ind. Code § 35-36-3-4

Inability to attain comprehension to stand trial; commitment proceedings

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case A.J. v. Logansport State Hospital (2011)

Most recently applied in Charles Gross v. State of Indiana (August 2015)

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.5

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Sec. 4. If a defendant who was found under section 3 of this chapter to have had a substantial probability of attaining the ability to understand the proceedings and assist in the preparation of the defendant's defense:

(1) has not attained that ability within six (6) months after the date of the:

(A) defendant's admission to a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184); or

(B) initiation of competency restoration services by a third party contractor; or

(2) has not had the criminal charges dismissed under section 3(b) of this chapter;

the state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184) or the third party contractor, if the division of mental health and addiction has entered into a contract for the provision of competency restoration services by a third party, shall institute regular commitment proceedings under IC 12-26.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.