Delusions and False Memories: Roadblocks to Competency to Stand Trial

 

This post is off topic. That is to say it is not about my family. A few years ago I decided to add being published to my bucket list. My focused was on writing a professional article about some aspect of my job and experience as a criminal defense attorney. I started several articles only to lose interest. Eventually I began to collaborate with Dr. Bhushan S. Agharkar, M.D. and earlier this year our article Delusions and False Memories: Roadblocks to Competency to Stand Trial was selected and included in a paper symposium on mental health law edited and published by the Law Review at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.  If you are interested the link below will take you to my first article.

DELUSIONS AND FALSE MEMORIES ROADBLOCKS TO COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL

1 thought on “Delusions and False Memories: Roadblocks to Competency to Stand Trial

  1. Your article is particularly relevant to a situation I’m involved with in which the defendant was diagnosed as having “Acute Psychosis” but using McGarry, the Dr. determined he was capable to stand trial. He has demonstrably false memories and is adamant that he is the one who knows the truth and that everyone else is lying. Your article is giving me the courage to continue to push the defense to do more.

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