Jackson Vs Indiana Case Study
Jackson V Indiana, 435 U.S. 975, 98 S. Ct. 1623, 56 L. Ed. 2d 69 (1978)
Facts:
Mr. Jackson, the Appellate, was a mentally deficient deaf. He wasn’t able to read, write or communicate. The Appellate was charged with robbery of two different women. Appellant robbed the women for four and five dollars respectively. Appellant was found to be incompetent to stand trial at an incompetency hearing. The Court ordered Appellant to be committed until he was competent to stand trial.
Issue:
Was the Appellant’s Constitutional rights violated?
Did Indiana’s pre-trial commitment violate the Appellant’s equal protection rights by committing him on a more stringent stand than other civil commitment proceedings?
Was the Appellant’s due process rights were
Facts:
Mr. Jackson, the Appellate, was a mentally deficient deaf. He wasn’t able to read, write or communicate. The Appellate was charged with robbery of two different women. Appellant robbed the women for four and five dollars respectively. Appellant was found to be incompetent to stand trial at an incompetency hearing. The Court ordered Appellant to be committed until he was competent to stand trial.
Issue:
Was the Appellant’s Constitutional rights violated?
Did Indiana’s pre-trial commitment violate the Appellant’s equal protection rights by committing him on a more stringent stand than other civil commitment proceedings?
Was the Appellant’s due process rights were