P. v. Yuan
Defendant Priscilla Peien Yuan was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon. Based upon the opinions of two psychologists, the court determined that defendant was incompetent to stand trial and ordered her committed to a locked psychiatric facility for a term of no more than three years. Defendant claims that she was denied due process because (1) she was not afforded the opportunity either through counsel or by herself personally to argue in favor of a finding that she was competent; (2) she was not permitted to have separate counsel appointed who would argue that she was competent to stand trial; and (3) she was not allowed to confront witnesses by contesting the conclusions contained in the psychologists' reports relied on by the court. We conclude that there was no error and will therefore affirm the commitment order.
FACTS[1]
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