Curtis v. State

DAVID, Justice.

We hold that pending criminal charges do not violate a defendant’s right to due process if (1) the trial court has not involuntarily committed the defendant and (2) the trial court has not made an appropriate finding that the defendant will never be restored to competency. We also hold that, under the facts of this case, the defendant has forfeited his constitutional speedy-trial claims but that the trial court should have granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss and discharge under Indiana Criminal Rule 4(C).

Facts and Procedural History

Alva Curtis is a fifty-nine-year-old man…