OPINION BY JUDGE DANIEL E. ORTIZ.
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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