Drope v. Missouri
- Decided
- February 19, 1975
- Docket
- 73-6038
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that correct course for trial court was to suspend trial until evaluation could be made — State v. Garner (2001)
- holding that the Due Process Clause prohibits the trial of a person who is incompetent — State v. Hurst (2012)
- holding that it was a violation of due process not to redetermine the competence of a mentally ill defendant during the course of the trial after he attempted to commit suicide — State v. Lockwood (1993)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Mr. Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider petitioner’s claims that he was deprived of due process of law by the failure of the trial court to order a psychiatric [*164] examination with respect to his competence to stand trial and by the conduct in his absence of a portion of his trial on an indictment charging a capital offense.
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Statutes cited
Cite this
Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975)Read the full opinion
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