Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae
Kent S. Scheidegger, Counsel of Record
The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation is a nonprofit organization advocating for victims’ rights and an efficient criminal justice system. Kent S. Scheidegger has served as the legal director of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation since 1986. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 13, 2016. No other mental issue in the criminal law is controlled by clinical definitions that may be changed from time to time by private organizations. Competency to stand trial, competency to exercise the right of self-representation, competency for execution, and being not guilty…
