STATE v. NOBLES

No. 8918SC1241.

393 S.E.2d 328 (1990)

99 N.C. App. 473

STATE of North Carolina v. Brenda Joyce NOBLES.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 17, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Lacy H. Thornburg by Asst. Atty. Gen. Doris J. Holton, Raleigh, for the State.

Appellate Defender Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr. by Asst. Appellate Defender Constance H. Everhart, Raleigh, for defendant, appellant.


HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

Defendant first contends the trial court erred by ruling that defendant was competent to proceed to trial. In support of her contention, defendant argues "the state's evidence was both inadmissible and inadequate to support the judge's determination of competency." We disagree.

"In determining a defendant's capacity to stand trial, the test is whether he has capacity to comprehend his position, to understand the nature of the proceedings...

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