People v. Gates

At a competency hearing, two psychiatrists testified that defendant was incompetent to stand trial as a result of her limited intellectual functioning. Defendant was illiterate, had been institutionalized in a variety of mental health institutions throughout her life, and her last IQ score, achieved 10 years prior to this incident, was 72, which indicates "borderline” intellectual ability. One psychiatrist, although agreeing that defendant was functioning at a borderline level, opined that she was competent to stand trial. The court found defendant to be competent.

Defense counsel moved to be…