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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-19-201

When and how mental fitness of defendant determined

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Perry (1992)

Most recently applied in 671 F. Supp. 2d 840 - Billiot v. Epps (November 2009)

En. 95-2304 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2304.

If after judgment of death there is good reason to suppose that the defendant lacks mental fitness, the mental fitness of the defendant will be determined in accordance with the provisions of chapter 14 of this title.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.