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JACKSON v. INDIANA

No. 70-5009.

406 U.S. 715 (1972)

JACKSON v. INDIANA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 7, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Spencer argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Robert Hollowell, Jr., and Robert Robinson.

Sheldon A. Breskow argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Theodore L. Sendak, Attorney General of Indiana, and William F. Thompson, Assistant Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

We are here concerned with the constitutionality of certain aspects of Indiana's system for pretrial commitment of one accused of crime.

Petitioner, Theon Jackson, is a mentally defective deaf mute with a mental level of a pre-school child. He cannot read, write, or otherwise communicate except through limited sign language. In May 1968, at age 27, he was charged in the Criminal Court of Marion County...

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