Boyett v. State

Alcala, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Keasler, Hervey, Richardson, Yeary, Newell, Keel, and Walker, JJ., joined.

In this petition for discretionary review, Crystal Lummas Boyett, appellant, contends that the court of appeals erred by upholding the trial court's denial of her request for a formal determination of her competency to stand trial for manslaughter. After an informal inquiry on competency, the trial court found that there was "not sufficient evidence to support a finding of incompetence," and it declined to undertake a formal competency trial aided by expert…