What are the consequences of a jury's failure to find a defendant mentally unfit to stand trial for attempted murder and assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bolen, F069354 (Cal. App. 2017):
On appeal, defendant challenges his convictions for attempted murder and assault as unsupported by substantial evidence. He also claims the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury sua sponte that it was required to reject his mental impairment and voluntary intoxication defenses unanimously, and it also erred under Pate v. Robinson (1966) 383 U.S. 375 (Pate) by failing to hold a hearing on his competency pursuant to
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