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In the course of a criminal trial, there are several stages at which a court may resort to psychiatric opinion as to the mental state of the accused. First, the psychiatrist may be called upon at the commencement of preliminary proceedings, and henceforth at any later stage, to present his professional opinion as to the defendant’s competency to stand trial. Here the question concerns the present mental state of the accused at the time of the proceedings, and whether he is able to undergo such proceedings.
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Elizur, A., Moser, M. (1986). Criminal Liability: Psychiatric Evaluation vs. Legal Tests. In: Carmi, A., Schneider, S., Hefez, A. (eds) Psychiatry — Law and Ethics. Medicolegal Library, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82574-3_19
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