How can someone who is not competent to stand trial be expected to make good decisions about his own medical treatment?
When we talk about competence in this case were talking about competence to stand trial, or the ability to understand whats going on at trial and meaningfully participate. Being incompetent to stand trial is not the same thing as being legally incompetent, or lacking the ability to care and make decisions for oneself. Being mentally ill doesnt automatically make a person legally incompetent. In this case Dr. Sell has been found to be incompetent to stand trial, but not legally incompetent.
