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Slate: Restoring Loughner’s Competence

Slate’s Explainer has a quick take on how doctors will attempt to restore Jared Lee Loughner to competence to stand trial in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six and wounded 13, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords: How do you restore a defendant’s competence? With drugs. A competent defendant must be able to understand the proceedings […]

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