Following his arrest for the Christmas 1988 slaying of his girlfriend, defendant was treated with anti-depressant and anti-psychotic drugs during his pre-trial detention. Several weeks after the jury returned its guilty verdict, defendant challenged his conviction on the basis that he was not capable of participating in the trial as a consequence of his mental disease and his medication. Both trial counsel and the psychiatrist who had treated defendant testified that they...
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