Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. B.H.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 14, 2018No. 2017-SC-000155-DGPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE KELLER

*241The Commonwealth seeks discretionary review of a decision affirming the Jefferson District Court Juvenile Session's finding that B.H. was incompetent to stand trial and dismissing the charges against him. The circuit court upheld, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted the Commonwealth's motion for discretionary review to consider if the Juvenile Session of the District Court (district court) acted without jurisdiction in determining B.H.'s competency. After review of the record, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND.

B.H. was born on December 21, 1997. He has an…

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2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by22 opinions

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