CLARK v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 0017-21-1.

865 S.E.2d 421 (2021)

73 Va. App. 695

Eric Torez CLARK, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

November 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tiffany T. Crawford (Morris, Crawford & Currin, P.C., on brief), for appellant.

Rosemary V. Bourne , Senior Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Judges Huff, Ortiz and Lorish.


The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ensures only competent defendants are subject to criminal prosecution. A criminal defendant's fitness to stand trial is a critical consideration in administering justice and complying with the constitutional mandate of prosecuting only those competent to understand...

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