State v. Jones

NATURE OF CASE

James E. Jones appeals from an order of the Douglas County District Court finding him incompetent to stand trial and committing him to a state hospital for the mentally ill. The question presented is whether the district court’s ruling that “there is a question as to whether or not there is a substantial probability that [Jones] will become competent within the foreseeable future” and its subsequent order of commitment comply with the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1823 (Cum. Supp. 1998). Because we conclude that the district court did not make the requisite finding…