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State v. Coats

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 2014No. 49S02-1305-CR-328PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID, Justice.

Following his arrest for class D felony sexual battery, sixty-seven-year-old William Coats filed a motion for a competency determination. Doctors evaluating Coats diagnosed him with dementia, concluded he was not competent to stand trial, and predicted he could not be restored to com*530petency. Based on the doctors’ reports, the trial court found that Coats was not competent to stand trial and that Coats could not be restored to competency. Subsequently, the State moved to commit Coats to the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (“DMHA”) pursuant to Ind.Code chapter 35-36-3,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Curtis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Porter Development, LLC v. First National Bank of ValparaisoIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
  4. State v. DavisIndiana Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Pinnacle Properties Development Group, LLC v. City of JeffersonvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State of Indiana v. James ParrottIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. Morgan K. Govan v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  3. Shaquille Washington v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
  4. Sirajuddin Abdul Qadir v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. State of Indiana v. Dejon PitchfordIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016

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