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Lawsuit: Providing Restorative Treatment when Unable to Aid and Assist in Defense

OAC v. Mink
The Ninth Circuit ruled in Oregon Advocacy Center v. Mink that the state psychiatric hospital must accept within seven days people found to not have the mental capacity to stand trial because they are unable to help their attorney defend them in court—what is called "aid and assist."

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