Competency

Edward Wilson Case : Competency Evaluation

Edward Wilson Case : Competency Evaluation

The idea of competency ‘ originated from the legal proceedings of the Anglo-American countries ADDIN EN .CITE 2005101 012Assessm ent of Competency and SanitySyllabus for JUS 415 (Forensic Psychology )2007Janua ry 272005MegaLinks in Criminal Justicehttp /faculty .ncwc .edu /TOCo nnor /psy /psylect14 .htm “Assessment of Competency and Sanity , 2005 . The need for determination of competency was based on presupposition of equality and innocence until proven guilty . The most fundamental meaning of competency is the ability of [banner_entry_middle]

the defendant to function accordingly knowingly , and significantly in a legal proceeding ADDIN EN .CITE 2005101 012Assessm ent of Competency and SanitySyllabus for JUS 415 (Forensic Psychology )2007Janua ry 272005MegaLinks in Criminal Justicehttp /faculty .ncwc .edu /TOCo nnor /psy /psylect14 .htm “Assessment of Competency and Sanity , 2005

Any concern regarding competency is important in defendants with history of mental or physical dis or retardation ADDIN EN .CITE RoeschRonald RoeschPatricia A . ZapfStephen L GoldingJennifer L SkeemDefining and Assessing Competency to Stand Trial2007January 272004http /www .unl .edu /ap-ls /student /CST 20assess .pdf (Roesch , Zapf , Golding Skeem , 2004 They are subjected under competency restoration until they are competent enough to stand in trial . It is important that the defendant was able to understand the legal proceedings , to communicate with attorneys appreciate one ‘s role in the proceedings , and make legally relevant decisions . Thus , competence issues are more common than insanity issues being handled by forensic psychologists ADDIN EN .CITE RoeschRonald RoeschPatricia A . ZapfStephen L GoldingJennifer L SkeemDefining and Assessing Competency to Stand Trial2007January 272004http /www .unl .edu /ap-ls /student /CST 20assess .pdf (Roesch , Zapf , Golding Skeem , 2004

The Scenario

A client named Edward Wilson was committed in your psychiatry facility after the judge determined that he was incompetent to stand trial . You are the forensic psychologist assigned to him and had been ed by the said judge to make a complete new competency evaluation after three months in the facility for competency restoration

According to a police report , on Feb . 4 , 2004 , officers responded to a reported shooting at the residence of John and Jane Wilson . When officers arrived at the scene , they observed the body of John Wilson leaning against the house on the steps that enter into the kitchen . His wife , Jane Wilson , was lying with her head in her husband ‘s lap . Both victims were bloodied and had no apparent life signs . Evidence indicated that Mrs . Wilson had been shot while sitting in the right front passenger side of her vehicle , and dragged by her feet to where her body was left lying beside her husband The witnesses at the scene , who discovered the bodies and called police , stated that they were going to the Wilsons ‘ home to visit and when they drove up , the Wilsons ‘ 25-year-old son Edward came out and confronted them and told them to leave – that something had happened there and to call an ambulance . Edward Wilson was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of first degree murder

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