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· 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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