· 12/4/1972
Parks v. Denver District Court, Second Judicial Dist.
Citations
- 503 P.2d 1029
- 180 Colo. 202
- 1972 Colo. LEXIS 678
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that insanity is \a complete defense to the criminal charge\
- court which commits a person adjudged incompetent to stand trial retains jurisdiction to oversee his commitment and to protect his constitutional rights
- court which commits a person adjudged incompetent to stand trial retains jurisdiction to oversee his commitment and to protect his constitutional rights
- “If it becomes apparent that the defendant is unlikely to ever regain competency to stand trial, then civil commitment proceedings should be instituted.”
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Judges: Erickson
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