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The Danger of Being Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial
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06:30 - 09:19 (02:49)

Spreester's Box sat in jail for two months before being declared unfit to proceed due to having no resources or family and unable to afford a lawyer. The usual tactic for someone like him was to request to have him declared not competent to face his charges, leading to being taken to a public psychiatric facility in Hawaii where staff members describe shortages of staffing and resources.

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