In _______________ , the Supreme Court set forth a definition of competency to stand trial that has since come to be the standard in federal court and most state jurisdictions as well

a. Dusky v. United States
b. Drope v. Missouri
c. Sheppard v. Rees
d. O'Connor v. Donaldson


A

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