Legal Opinion
State of Indiana v. William Coats
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 2014No. 49S02-1305-CR-328PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID, Justice.
Following his arrest for class D felony sexual battery, sixty-seven-year-old William Coats filed a motion for a competency determination. Doctors evaluating Coats diagnosed him with dementia, concluded he was not competent to stand trial, and predicted he could not be restored to com petency. Based on the doctors' reports, the trial court found that Coats was not competent to stand trial and that Coats could not be restored to competency. Subsequently, the State moved to commit Coats to the Division of Mental Health and Addiction ("DMHA") pursuant to Ind.Code chapter 35-36-3,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Curtis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
- Porter Development, LLC v. First National Bank of ValparaisoIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
- Pinnacle Properties Development Group, LLC v. City of JeffersonvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 2008
- State of Indiana v. William CoatsIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
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