State v. Davis

Defendant-appellant, Lee Andrew Davis, was arrested and indicted for the February 14, 1980 killing of gas station attendant George Driscoll. During his trial for aggravated murder and aggravated robbery, the defendant raised the issue of his competency to stand trial. After a hearing and evaluation, the trial court found Davis was incompetent to stand trial and would probably not become competent within one year under R.C. 2945.38(C).

The trial court ordered an affidavit to be filed with the probate court to have Davis involuntarily hospitalized pursuant to R.C. Chapters 5122 and 5123.…