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· 3/15/2022

John or Jane Doe, in His Official Capacity as the Secretary of the State of Texas, Joe Esparza in His Official Capacity as the Deputy Secretary of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton , in His Official Capacity as the Attorney General of Texas the State of Texas v. Texas State Conference of of the NAACP, Common Cause Texas, Danyahel Norris, Hyun Ja Norman, Freddy Blanco, Mary Flood Nugent, and Priscilia Bloomquist

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  • explaining that Jackson analysis becomes relevant when bail decision results in prolonged detention
  • defendant may be competent for purposes of bail hearing, but incompetent for the more complex tasks required to stand trial
  • generally permissible to proceed with bail hearing pursuant to G. L. c. 276, § 57, where defendant has been found incompetent to stand trial
  • relevant bail factors include defendant's criminal record and prior defaults, family and residential ties to community, financial resources, character and mental condition, as well as nature and circumstances of offense

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