How have courts treated mental health issues in mental health cases?
The following excerpt is from United States v. Neal, 776 F.3d 645 (9th Cir. 2015):
8 See also Bassett v. McCarthy, 549 F.2d 616, 617, 61921 (9th Cir.1977) (concluding that no genuine doubt as to competency existed even though defendant was deemed schizophrenic, declared insane by two government psychiatrists prior to trial and refused to cooperate with his counsel at trial, because prior to the crime, defendant was a socially capable, average college student).
8 See also Bassett v. McCarthy, 549 F.2d 616, 617, 61921 (9th Cir.1977) (concluding that no genuine doubt as to competency existed even though defendant was deemed schizophrenic, declared insane by two government psychiatrists prior to trial and refused to cooperate with his counsel at trial, because prior to the crime, defendant was a socially capable, average college student).
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