Legal Competency & Stalking Prosecution Pathways

Interactive procedural analyzer mapping Dusky v. United States, Jackson v. Indiana, civil psychiatric commitment, and persistent victim restraining orders.

Scenario Presets

Defendant Mental Status

Factual & Rational Understanding of Charges (Dusky Prong 1)

Capacity to Consult & Assist Defense Counsel (Dusky Prong 2)

Restorable via Psychiatric Care within Statutory Period (Jackson standard)

Imminent Danger / Serious Threat to Victim or Public

Procedural Decision Pipeline (D3.js Graph)

Competency Determination

Incompetent and Unrestorable

Criminal Proceeding

Charges Suspended / Dismissed Without Prejudice

Next Legal Mandate

Involuntary Civil Commitment Hearing

Victim Protection Status

Protective Injunctions Enforceable

Victim Protection & Safety Order Tracker

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Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO / Permanent Injunction): Enforceable independent of criminal docket status; violation triggers separate misdemeanor/felony contempt charges.

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Threat Assessment & LAPD/Targeted Violence Unit Flagging: Law enforcement maintains active stalker surveillance and behavioral threat management file.

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Psychiatric Facility Secure Custody: Defendant is confined in locked state/county mental health institution; cannot contact victim.

Legal Doctrine Matrix: Trial Competency vs. Insanity vs. Civil Commitment

Doctrine	Temporal Focus	Legal Standard	Statutory Consequence
Competency to Stand Trial (CST)	Present time of trial	Dusky v. United States (362 U.S. 402): Rational & factual understanding; ability to assist counsel	Proceedings paused; restorative treatment; Jackson v. Indiana detention limits apply
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI)	Past time of alleged offense	M'Naghten Rule or Model Penal Code: Inability to appreciate wrongfulness due to severe mental defect	Affirmative defense verdict: Acquittal of criminal guilt + mandatory psychiatric commitment
Involuntary Civil Commitment	Current risk & disability	Grave disability / Imminent danger to self or others (Clear & Convincing Evidence standard)	Involuntary hospitalization / Conservatorship under state mental health code (e.g., Lanterman-Petris-Short)