How should competency be determined for a mentally ill person facing trial?
There is no set amount of time that you have to be facing to get a jury trial. People that are facing certain charges will have the option to get a jury trial. This includes murder, kidnapping, and so on.
The trial Judge.
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The person will be facing forward
The plaintiff in a civil trial is the person that is making the claim. In a criminal trial it is the government.
A co-defendant is a person who is charged alongside another individual in a criminal case and is facing similar accusations or charges. Both co-defendants are prosecuted together in the same trial.
The person in a criminal trial is the defendant. When found guilty, the person is convicted and sentenced. The person then becomes an inmate or convict in the prison system.
It depends if the person is still in trial or not.
Are you asking about a witness?
a person
It depends on why he/she is in jail in the first place. If the person is being held prior to trial, he/she will be released if he is found not guilty at trial. If the person is being held after trial, they will be released at the termination of their sentence.