People v. Jackson

*376Patrick Jackson appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of lewd contact with a minor, arguing the trial court erroneously found him competent to stand trial before taking his guilty plea and again before sentencing him. After the trial court acknowledged a doubt about his competency and committed him to Patton State Hospital, numerous psychologists found him incompetent to stand trial and unlikely to be restored to competency because he *428suffers from a stable developmental disability-mild mental retardation-which limits his capacity for understanding and communication.

However, in…