Jackson v. Indiana
1972 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that determined a U.S. state violated due process by involuntarily committing a criminal defendant for an indefinite period of time solely on the basis of his permanent incompetency to stand trial on the charges filed against him.[1][2]
Quick Facts Jackson v. Indiana, Argued November 18, 1971 Decided June 7, 1972 ...
Jackson v. Indiana | |
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Argued November 18, 1971 Decided June 7, 1972 | |
Full case name | Theon Jackson v. Indiana |
Citations | 406 U.S. 715 (more) 92 S. Ct. 1845; 32 L. Ed. 2d 435 |
Case history | |
Prior | Jackson v. State, 253 Ind. 487, 255 N.E.2d 515 (1970); cert. granted, 401 U.S. 973 (1971). |
Holding | |
The state of Indiana cannot constitutionally commit the petitioner for an indefinite period on the sole grounds that he was incompetent to stand trial on the charges filed against him. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall |
Powell and Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VIII, XIV |
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