Forensic Briefs
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Forensic Briefs
Sharon Kelley - Misdemeanors and the Competency Crisis
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Dr. Michelle Guyton and Dr. Alex Millkey
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Episode 36
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This episode examines the national competency crisis, focusing on misdemeanor defendants, rising incompetence findings, statutory responses across states, and the ethical, clinical, and systemic consequences for courts, evaluators, and defendants with serious mental illness.