Legal Opinion
State v. Hand
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 8, 2018No. 94902-6PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairhurst, C.J.
¶ 1 This case presents the question of whether detaining an incompetent defendant in jail for 76 days before providing competency restoration treatment violates his substantive due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The trial court found Anthony Gene Hand incompetent to stand trial and ordered Western State Hospital (WSH) to admit Hand within 15 days for competency restoration treatment. Hand remained in county jail for 61 days after the court's 15 day deadline, for a total of 76 days of confinement. Hand's competency was eventually restored…
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