M4 A1: Individual Research Task -- PROF MAURICE
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INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH TASK 7
Individual Research Task
Psychology & the Legal System
May 10, 2017
Case Report 1
Title and Citation: Dunn v. Johnson, 162 F. 3d 302 (5th Cir. 1998)
Type of Action: Competency to Stand Trial (CST)
Facts of the case: Kenneth Dwayne Dunn was convicted of capital murder in 1980 in the state of Texas. He shot a bank employee during a robbery and was sentenced to death. In 1987, his
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Type of Action: Criminal Responsibility
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Type of Action: The Right to Receive Mental Health Treatment
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Type of Action: The Right to Refuse Psychiatric Treatment
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Type of Action: Coercion to Mental Health Treatment
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Type of Action: Civil Commitment and Treatment of Sex Offenders
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