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· 9/3/1985

State v. Lover

Citations

  • 707 P.2d 1351
  • 41 Wash. App. 685
  • 1985 Wash. App. LEXIS 2868

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • psychotropic medication may be administered without the consent of a defendant to render him or her competent to stand trial
  • medication “made it possible” for defendant to “appearf ] at trial and confront[ ] witnesses”
  • psychotropic medication may be administered without the consent of a defendant to render him or her competent to stand trial
  • trial court did not err in refusing bifurcation when defendant failed to enter dual pleas
  • medication \made it possible\ for defendant to \appear[] at trial and confront[] witnesses\
  • defendant, a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, was charged, evaluated, and found incompetent

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Judges: Ringold

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