SCOV Law Blog: Evaluating mental competence to stand trial

Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Eric Fanning. 
State v. Sharrow, 2017 VT 25
Creative Commons photo by walknboston via FlickrThis case is relatively simple, folks, so I’ll keep this one short and sweet.
Defendant Christopher Sharrow was charged with second degree murder in July 2013. While he was awaiting trial, his lawyer requested a competency hearing. A quick digression for the readers out there with no criminal law background: A criminal defendant