State v. Baldwin

PARKER, Judge.

Defendant’s trial commenced on 3 December 1973. Prior to presentation of evidence by the State, defendant’s counsel moved that the case be dismissed on the ground that defendant was not competent to stand trial and was not competent at the time the offense was committed. The motion was denied, and in this w¿ find no error.

“The test of a defendant’s mental capacity to stand trial is whether he has, at the time of trial, the mental capacity to comprehend his position, to understand the nature and object of the proceedings against him, to conduct his defense in a rational manner,…