State of Indiana v. William Coats

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

The State appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion to commit William Coats to the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (“DMHA”). We affirm.

Issue

The State raises one issue, which we restate as whether the trial court properly denied the State’s motion to commit Coats to the DMHA for competency restoration services.

Facts

On April 15, 2010, the State charged Coats, who was born in 1943, with Class D felony sexual battery against his granddaughter. Coats had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and Goats’s counsel filed a motion to determine…