Word: unfitness
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...Unfit to Print...
...Could a defendant fake an "unfit" mental state...
...Some people are going to look at the indefinite postponement of Cherry's case and say, oh, well, the legal system is too easy on Cherry because this loophole is letting him off the hook just because his lawyer decided to play the "unfit" card...
...imply. The issue here is not whether Cherry is criminally responsible for the bombing - that's a whole different issue. When we say a person is not criminally responsible, we are saying they didn't know right from wrong when they committed the crime. When we decide someone is unfit for trial, we are saying they have no idea what's happening right...
...hasn't. Even though Judge Garrett declared Cherry unfit to stand trial at the moment, Garrett refused to dismiss the charges against him. And that means Cherry could go on trial in the future...